pettishness
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈpɛtɪʃnəs/
noun
Etymology: From pettish + -ness.
- The state of being pettish; peevishness, irritability.
“The sense that she was observed, or, more properly speaking, that she was watched by my looks, seemed to give Diana a mixture of embarrassment, pain, and pettishness.”