[W]ise men knew, that that, which looked like pride in some, and like petulance in others, would, by experience in affairs, and conversation amongst men, both of which most of them wanted, be in time wrought off […]
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Petulance
/ˈpɛtjʊləns/
Synonyms for "petulance" (95 found)
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Closest matches (19)
Noun(4 words)
arbitrarinessbeefbeefingbellyachebellyachingbitchbitchingcapricecapriciousnesscold comfortcomplainingcomplaintcrankinesscrotchetinessdestructive criticism
Strong matches (29)
Related words (47)
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More general
8 entriesbehavioral actbehavioral traitdistemperemotional displayemotional stateill humorill humourpersonality trait
More specific
5 entriesCollocations
5 entriesdisplay of petulanceoutburst of petulancepetulant behaviorpetulant moodshow of petulance
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
3 entriesSample sentences
3 total sentences available.
I believe I was guilty of a petulance, which nothing but my uneasy situation can excuse; if that can.
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She […] had shown herself angry and sore, and was now ashamed of her own petulance, and yet unable to discontinue it.
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