irritability

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The researchers found a gene linked to this trait that, in humans, is associated with irritability, emotional sensitivity, and 'seeing the doctor for nerves or anxiety.'

From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2026

Dementia tends to be thought of mostly as a memory-loss disease, but there are many other aspects, including disorientation, difficulty balancing, poor coordination, trouble multitasking, confusion, wandering, apathy, irritability, impulsivity, poor judgment, and social inappropriateness.

From Slate • Jan. 26, 2026

People with autism may take medication to reduce anxiety, address attention problems, or reduce severe irritability.

From Salon • Dec. 15, 2025

Your frustration and irritability is a sign that your boundaries are being pushed: your emotional, familial and financial boundaries.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 8, 2025

It occurred to her that if she could get sick, too, no one would blame her for collapsing but, of course, she didn’t catch anything, except irritability from not sleeping properly and worrying.

From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson