grumpiness

基本解释

The researchers offer two hypotheses for this rise in grumpiness.
研究人员就这种暴躁情绪的产生给出了两种假设。
Try to keep your sense of humor and let it triumph over grumpiness.
保持幽默感并让它胜过乖戾的性情。
But in Paris, where grumpiness is the socially approved mode, the smiles are shocking, as if someone had just put LSD in the wine supply.
但在巴黎，性情乖戾是社会认可的模式，微笑就显得令人震惊，就好像有人刚刚在酒里放了些LSD（一种致幻剂）。
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Grumpiness is even used as a mood description in screening questionnaires for low testosterone.
MSN: “Get off my lawn!” Why some older men get so grouchy
Older-guy grumpiness can also be traced to major life changes like retirement that come with advancing years, Wyer says.
MSN: “Get off my lawn!” Why some older men get so grouchy
It's not just the grumpiness of Labour backbenchers during the hunting debate that should be of concern to Mr Blair.
ECONOMIST: Bagehot