Surliness

n.

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The quality or state of being surly.

Noun

1.

surliness - a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; "his temper was well known to all his employees" Synonyms: pettishness, snappishness, biliousness, peevishness, irritability, temper

abruptness, aggressiveness, bearishness, beastliness, bluntness, boorishness, bouderie, brashness, brusqueness, brusquerie, churlishness, crustiness, curtness, dejection, dumpishness, glumness, grimness, gruffness, grumness, harshness, melancholy, moodiness, moodishness, mopishness, moroseness, nastiness, roughness, severity, sharpness, shortness, sulkiness, sullenness, truculence