Short Temper (Noun)
Meaning
A feeling of resentful anger.
Classification
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions.
Examples
- She had always had a short temper and this minor setback was enough to set her off again.
- His short temper made it difficult for him to form lasting relationships with coworkers.
- After a couple of hours of loud drilling outside her window, she finally lost her patience and her short temper got the better of her.
- His short temper often got him into trouble with his siblings when they were kids and still did with his friends now.
- She knew she needed to work on managing her short temper before it caused her problems at work.