petulance

🇺🇸 /ˈpetʃələns/ 🇬🇧 /ˈpetʃələns/
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noun
R

A feeling of being annoyed or upset, often shown by a bad-tempered behavior, because you can't have what you want.

She threw a tantrum, showing petulance when she didn't get her favorite toy.

她發脾氣,表現出不高興,因為她沒有得到她最喜歡的玩具。

translation

n. 任性

詞形變化

Plural petulances