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petulance

/ˈpɛtʃələns/ /ˈpɛtjələns/

Meanings
noun
Rudeness, insolence.

Examples :

"His petulance during the meeting, marked by eye-rolling and sarcastic comments, annoyed his colleagues. "
attitude character emotion quality

Related Words

Illustration meeting

meeting noun

/ˈmiːtɪŋ/ /ˈmitɪŋ/

(gerund) The act of persons or things that meet.

"Meeting him will be exciting. I enjoy meeting new people."

Illustration uncomfortable

uncomfortable adjective

/ʌnˈkʌm.fə.tə.bəl/ /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bəl/

Not comfortable; causing discomfort.

"The class squirmed and fidgeted in the uncomfortable new chairs."

Illustration insolence

insolence noun

/ˈɪnsələns/

Arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude.

"The student's insolence toward the teacher got him sent to the principal's office. "

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

(manner) In a special manner; specially.

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

Illustration rudeness

rudeness noun

/ˈrudnəs/

The property of being rude.

"His rudeness was inexcusable."

Illustration childish

childish adjective

/ˈtʃaɪldɪʃ/

Of or suitable for a child.

"The child's childish tantrum in the supermarket was embarrassing for his parents. "

Illustration everyone

everyone pronoun

/ˈɛv.ɹi.wʌn/

Every person.

"Everyone in the class needs to bring their textbook to the first lecture. "

Illustration colleagues

colleagues noun

/ˈkɒliːɡz/ /ˈkɑliɡz/

A fellow member of a profession, staff, academic faculty or other organization; an associate.

""At the hospital, Dr. Lee often shares her research with her colleagues." "

Illustration impatience

impatience noun

/ɪmˈpeɪʃəns/

The quality of being impatient; lacking patience; restlessness and intolerance of delays; anxiety and eagerness, especially to begin something.

"His impatience was evident as he waited for the bus, tapping his foot nervously. "

Illustration insolent

insolent noun

/ˈɪnsə.lənt/

A person who is insolent.

"The teacher punished the insolent for repeatedly talking back and disrupting the class. "

Illustration comments

comments noun

/ˈkɒmɛnts/ /ˈkɑmɛnts/

A spoken or written remark.

"I have no comment on that."

Illustration sarcastic

sarcastic adjective

/sɑːˈkæstik/ /sɑɹˈkæstik/

Containing sarcasm.

"Her sarcastic tone made it clear she didn't believe a word he said. "