has part has part characteristic of inheres in has modifier Irritability Easily annoyed Quick-temper Irritable mood Irritable Mood volatility Grumpy Overreactive emotional state Dysphoric agitation Consider the context of the individual experience; the state of being irritable implies a change from a recognized baseline. Irritability as a trait implies an enduring feature (years) of the individual. Irritability Short fuse Easily upset Elevated frustration Heightened agitation state Frustration intolerance Increased emotional sensitivity Hyperreactivity UMLS:C2700617 Easily bothered Oversensitivity On edge An emotional state characterized by negative feelings of heightened frustration, annoyance, or feeling upset, often triggered by internal factors (e.g., fatigue, hunger, unfulfilled desires) or external factors (e.g., social or environmental challenges). Irritability may be unpredictable, and is accompanied by a lowered threshold for emotional reactivity and observable features (speech, facial expressions, or psychomotor activity). Increased emotional instability Heightened emotional reactivity Short tempered Cranky Affect lability Emotional overactivity Heightened reactivity state Exasperation Hot-temper HP:0000737 Behavioral irritation state Dysregulated negative emotional state irritability behavior abnormal process quality