| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | abrupt | sudden and curt |
| 2. | acerbic | sharp and bitter in tone |
| 3. | affronted | offended and resentful |
| 4. | aggrieved | feeling wronged or treated unfairly |
| 5. | angry | feeling strong displeasure |
| 6. | annoyed | mildly angry or bothered |
| 7. | antagonistic | showing active opposition |
| 8. | argumentative | ready to argue or disagree |
| 9. | belligerent | aggressively hostile |
| 10. | bent out of shape | overly upset or offended |
| 11. | biting | sharply critical or sarcastic |
| 12. | bitter | resentful or angry about something |
| 13. | blunt | direct to the point of rudeness |
| 14. | bothered | troubled or annoyed |
| 15. | bristly | easily offended; prickly |
| 16. | brusque | abrupt and blunt |
| 17. | cantankerous | bad-tempered and argumentative |
| 18. | caustic | sarcastic and cutting |
| 19. | churlish | rude and ill-tempered |
| 20. | cranky | irritable and in a bad mood |
| 21. | cross | annoyed or angry |
| 22. | curt | rudely brief |
| 23. | cutting | hurtfully critical |
| 24. | cynical | distrustful and scornful |
| 25. | defensive | quick to take offense |
| 26. | discontent | unhappy with the situation |
| 27. | disgruntled | unhappy and dissatisfied |
| 28. | displeased | annoyed or dissatisfied |
| 29. | dissatisfied | not pleased; discontent |
| 30. | edgy | tense, irritable, or nervous |
| 31. | embittered | made bitter by experience |
| 32. | envious | resentful of another’s advantages |
| 33. | exasperated | very annoyed and frustrated |
| 34. | feisty | touchy and quick to react |
| 35. | fractious | irritable and quarrelsome |
| 36. | frustrated | upset by inability to change things |
| 37. | fuming | very angry |
| 38. | grouchy | irritable and complaining |
| 39. | grudging | given with resentment |
| 40. | grumpy | bad-tempered and sulky |
| 41. | heated | angry and intense |
| 42. | hostile | unfriendly and aggressive |
| 43. | hot under the collar | angry or agitated |
| 44. | huffy | angry and offended, showing it |
| 45. | hurt | emotionally pained and upset |
| 46. | in a huff | angrily offended |
| 47. | in a mood | irritable or upset |
| 48. | in a snit | in a bad mood |
| 49. | incensed | very angry at something |
| 50. | indignant | angry at perceived unfairness |
| 51. | insulted | offended by disrespect |
| 52. | irked | annoyed or irritated |
| 53. | irritated | annoyed and slightly angry |
| 54. | jaundiced | cynical and resentful |
| 55. | jealous | resentful of someone’s success |
| 56. | livid | furiously angry |
| 57. | mad | angry or upset |
| 58. | mean | unkind or spiteful |
| 59. | miffed | slightly offended or annoyed |
| 60. | morose | gloomy and ill-tempered |
| 61. | offended | hurt or upset by something |
| 62. | on edge | tense and easily annoyed |
| 63. | ornery | stubbornly ill-tempered |
| 64. | outraged | angry and shocked |
| 65. | peeved | annoyed, often over something small |
| 66. | peevish | easily annoyed; irritable |
| 67. | petty | small-mindedly resentful |
| 68. | petulant | childishly sulky or irritable |
| 69. | piqued | irritated or offended |
| 70. | prickly | easily irritated or offended |
| 71. | pugnacious | eager to quarrel or fight |
| 72. | put out | annoyed or inconvenienced |
| 73. | quarrelsome | inclined to argue |
| 74. | quick-tempered | easily angered |
| 75. | rankled | continued to cause resentment |
| 76. | resentful | feeling bitterness over a wrong |
| 77. | riled | made angry or agitated |
| 78. | ruffled | slightly upset or annoyed |
| 79. | seething | quietly furious |
| 80. | sensitive | easily upset by criticism |
| 81. | slighted | hurt by being ignored |
| 82. | snappish | quick to speak irritably |
| 83. | snippy | curt and slightly rude |
| 84. | sour | unpleasantly resentful or angry |
| 85. | steamed | angry or annoyed |
| 86. | sulky | silent and bad-tempered |
| 87. | sullen | gloomy and resentful |
| 88. | surly | bad-tempered and unfriendly |
| 89. | tart | sharply critical or rude |
| 90. | testy | impatient and easily annoyed |
| 91. | tetchy | easily irritated or annoyed |
| 92. | thin-skinned | easily hurt or offended |
| 93. | touchy | easily upset or offended |
| 94. | unhappy | not pleased; upset |
| 95. | unpleased | not satisfied; annoyed |
| 96. | upset | unhappy, annoyed, or disturbed |
| 97. | vexed | annoyed and frustrated |
| 98. | waspish | irritably sarcastic |
| 99. | worked up | emotionally agitated or angry |
| 100. | wounded | hurt emotionally and resentful |
