grumpiness
nounUK /ˈɡrʌmpinəs/
US /ˈɡrʌmpinəs/
The feeling of being in a bad mood and easily annoyed.
His grumpiness in the morning made everyone stay quiet until he had his coffee.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A tendency to complain or be dissatisfied often.
The teacher's grumpiness about noise made the class whisper all day.
3. A gloomy or sullen state of mind.
A cloud of grumpiness hung over the house after the rainy weekend.
4. The quality of being hard to please.
Her grumpiness at dinner was really about being tired, not the food.