Meanings
nounbad humour (countable and uncountable, plural bad humours)
plural bad humours · alternative bad humor
- countableuncountableirritability or surliness
Synonyms: ill humour, bad mood, bad temper, crankiness, hump, spleen
- countableuncountablea state of irritability or surliness
Synonyms & antonyms
nounirritability or surliness
Translations
Esperanto spleno
- splenobad temper
Māori kino ngā piropiro, hē ngā piropiro
- kino ngā piropirobad temper
- hē ngā piropirobad temper
Spanish maña
- mañabad temper
Cite this entry
APA
bad humour. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bad%20humour
MLA
“bad humour.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bad%20humour. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bad humour,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bad%20humour.
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