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petulance
noun
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How to pronounce petulance:

Definition of petulance:

petulance (noun):
spitefulness or bad temper
an irritable petulant feeling.
the quality or state of being petulant peevishness

Synonyms for petulance:

exasperationangerragecrankinessfuryindignationgrouchinesswrathpetsensitivity
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