surliness

noun

Definition of surlinessnext
as in sulkiness

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  1. petulance
  2. irritability
  3. belligerence
Noun
  • The sense of entitlement and petulance on display is staggering.
    Jeffrey Blehar, National Review, 13 Dec. 2024
  • His cop-on-the-edge routine — leather jacket, aviator glasses, motorcycle, bottomless petulance — is overcranked, as is the cartoon menace of the criminal underground, which fed into a brief cultural freakout over Japanese dominance.
    Scott Tobias, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of petulance
Noun
  • Long-term exposure can result in irritability, fatigue, muscle aches, difficulty concentrating, tremors and weight loss.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Symptoms vary from headaches, insomnia, irritability, anxiety, and even depression.
    Jason Walker, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of irritability
Noun
  • Homan displays the sort of belligerence that attracts Trump, but a big question is how far the border czar will go to carry out his mandate.
    Chloe Berger, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Australia’s defense spending exceeds the two-percent threshold and the country has big increases planned for the future, but defense experts in Australia have warned that these increases are all scheduled several years from now, which may be too late to deter Chinese belligerence in the near term.
    Michael Green, Foreign Affairs, 19 Nov. 2024
Definition of belligerence
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