Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun crossness

2 senses of crossness

Sense 1
irritability, crossness, fretfulness, fussiness, peevishness, petulance, choler -- (an irritable petulant feeling)
       => ill humor, ill humour, distemper -- (an angry and disagreeable mood)

Sense 2
crabbiness, crabbedness, crossness -- (a disposition to be ill-tempered)
       => ill nature -- (a disagreeable, irritable, or malevolent disposition)