Reizbarkeit
irritability, touchy sensitivity to provocation
noun RYTS-bar-kite Rare
Usage Note
Reizbarkeit is the tendency to be easily provoked or annoyed. It is used clinically (erhöhte Reizbarkeit as a symptom of depression or burnout) as well as informally. Reizbar (the adjective) appears more often in colloquial contexts.
Examples
"Schlafmangel steigerte seine Reizbarkeit auf ein kaum erträgliches Niveau."
Natural Translation
Lack of sleep raised his irritability to a barely tolerable level.
Literal Translation
Sleep-lack raised his irritability to a barely bearable level.
Related Words
- Abgestumpftheit emotional numbness, blunted sensitivity
- Abneigung aversion, dislike, antipathy
- Anmut grace, gracefulness, charm
- Aufgewühltheit emotional turmoil, being churned up
- Bangigkeit anxiety, apprehension, fearful unease
- Bedrängnis distress, straits, predicament
- Bedrömmeltheit stunned, dazed emotional numbness
- Bedrücktheit oppressive heaviness of spirit, dejected low mood
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