fretfulness

== English == === Etymology === From fretful + -ness. === Pronunciation === enPR: frĕtʹfəl-nĭs, IPA(key): /ˈfɹɛtfəlnɪs/ enPR: frĕtʹfəl-nəs, IPA(key): /ˈfɹɛtfəlnəs/ Rhymes: -ɛtfəlnɪs Hyphenation: fret‧ful‧ness === Noun === fretfulness (usually uncountable, plural fretfulnesses) The quality of being fretful, or prone to fretting; an emotional state combining restlessness, anxiety and irritability. (dated, Of an infant) Prone to crying, not sleeping well.