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irritable mood
ir·ri·ta·ble mood [ ir-i-tuh-buhl mood ]
Subclass of:
Affect (mental function)
Definitions related to irritable mood:
  • (irritability) A feeling of agitation. Tending to become frustrated or upset easily.
    U.S. FDA Glossary
    U.S. Food & Drug Administration, 2021
  • (irritability) Easily angered, annoyed, or impatient.
    NICHD Pediatric Terminology
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (irritability) Excited response to stimuli.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Abnormal or excessive excitability with easily triggered anger, annoyance, or impatience.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • State in which one is easily annoyed and provoked to anger. See also irritability.
    Sadock's Comprehensive Glossary of Psychiatry and Psychology
    BJ Sadock Titles Press, 2012
  • (irritability) A disorder characterized by an abnormal responsiveness to stimuli or physiological arousal; may be in response to pain, fright, a drug, an emotional situation or a medical condition.
    Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events
    U.S. National Institutes of Health, 2021
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