huffiness

noun

Definition of huffinessnext
1
as in arrogance
an exaggerated sense of one's importance that shows itself in the making of excessive or unjustified claims the huffiness in his voice put off his coworkers

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2
as in irritability
readiness to show annoyance or impatience there's no point in telling her what you think unless you want to put up with her huffiness

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  1. arrogance
  2. irritability
  3. superiority
  4. disdain
  5. aggression
Noun
  • She's paired up with Xeni (voiced by Richard Ayoade), a daydream director looking to move up into the big leagues of nighttime dreams but has a lot of artistic arrogance.
    Christian Holub, EW.com, 20 Nov. 2024
  • This can help alleviate concerns about potential arrogance or difficulty in adjusting to team dynamics. Follow me on Twitter or LinkedIn.
    Jack Kelly, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of arrogance
Noun
  • That’s because, again, evidence suggests that endorphin levels drop right before your period, leading to anxiety and irritability.
    Julia Ries, SELF, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Very high intakes can lead to nausea, skin rashes, irritability, and brittle hair and nails.
    Tamar Kane, MS, RD, Verywell Health, 9 Oct. 2024
Definition of irritability
Noun
  • The film explores how the extremists combine violence, threatened or actual, with sophisticated social media campaigns to bring their pseudoscientific claims of racial superiority to the mainstream.
    Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
  • The wholesale engulfing of the myth of white superiority is what makes that kind of violence.
    Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of superiority
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  • Brought even closer by the death of their parents at an early age, Rosie’s love for Marian is only outpaced by her disdain for Norman Henry (Patinkin).
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Their discussion is redolent with disdain for the program and its enrollees — especially for beneficiaries of the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion, which added childless low-income households to a program that had chiefly covered families with children.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of disdain
Noun
  • So perhaps the podcast was both: an act of love and an act of aggression.
    Lili Anolik, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Common symptoms of a rapid squirrel include walking in circles, falling over, drooling, aggression, and seizures and muscle spasms, Critter Control reports.
    Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of aggression
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“Huffiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/huffiness. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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