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A nervous system that decided everything is now a personal attack.
means Easily annoyed, prone to sudden anger or impatience over small things.
from From Latin 'irritabilis,' from the verb 'irritare,' meaning 'to provoke, excite, or enrage.' English borrowed it in the 1600s, first as a medical and physiological term — tissues and nerves were called 'irritable' if they twitched or reacted to a stimulus. Only later did the word leak out of anatomy textbooks and into the realm of moods, where it has been twitching reactively ever since.
- medical root
- Often signals low blood sugar, not bad character
- latin origin
- From irritare, meaning to provoke or excite
- sleep link
- One bad night reliably manufactures it
- hidden tell
- Frequently masks anxiety, hunger, or unspoken pain
irritable bowel syndrome — affects 10-15% of global population with chronic abdominal pain and altered bowel habits
irritable male syndrome — documented condition in testosterone-deficient men causing mood swings and aggression