Mood Disorders Vocabulary

adjective easily irritated or annoyed

• The professor was known to be tetchy when students interrupted his lectures.
• Don't be so tetchy, I was just asking a question.
• She's always so tetchy in the mornings before she's had her coffee.
• The atmosphere in the office was tetchy, with everyone on edge waiting for the boss's decision.

noun A made-up word that does not have a specific definition in the English language.

• The doomeranger is a type of boomerang used in traditional Aboriginal ceremonies.
• My friend brought his doomeranger to the park and showed off some cool tricks with it.
• I can't believe he actually threw that doomeranger at the party last night!
• His negative attitude always comes back to him like a doomeranger.