ill humor

ill humor

n.

An irritable state of mind; surliness.

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ill′-hu′mored (-mərd) adj.

ill′-hu′mored·ly adv.

ill′-hu′mor

n.

a disagreeable or surly mood.

[1560–70]

ill′-hu′mored, adj.

ill′-hu′mored•ly, adv.

ill′-hu′mored•ness, n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

ill humor - an angry and disagreeable mood ill humour, distemper humour, mood, temper, humor - a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling; "whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time"; "he was in a bad humor" moodiness - a sullen gloomy feeling choler, crossness, fretfulness, fussiness, irritability, peevishness, petulance - an irritable petulant feeling amiability, good humor, good humour, good temper - a cheerful and agreeable mood