ill temper

noun

her ill temper was caused by an argument with her boyfriend:

bad mood, annoyance, irritation, vexation, exasperation, indignation, huff, moodiness, pet, pique, fit of pique, displeasure;

anger, crossness, fury, rage, outrage, bad temper, tantrum;

irritability, irascibility, peevishness, tetchiness, testiness, dyspepsia, spleen;

Northern English, & Midlands English mard;

informal grump;

British, informal paddy, strop;

North American, informal blowout, hissy fit;

British, informal , dated bate, wax.

▷antonyms good mood; calmness.