irritability

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Dementia tends to be thought of mostly as a memory-loss disease, but there are many other aspects, including disorientation, difficulty balancing, poor coordination, trouble multitasking, confusion, wandering, apathy, irritability, impulsivity, poor judgment, and social inappropriateness.

From Slate • Jan. 26, 2026

Your frustration and irritability is a sign that your boundaries are being pushed: your emotional, familial and financial boundaries.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 8, 2025

The condition can also lead to fatigue, irritability, and secondary depression.

From Science Daily • Oct. 27, 2025

He says that signs a child has become overheated can include confusion, altered mental state, irritability, a raised core body temperature and nausea.

From BBC • Aug. 28, 2025

Hungry Joe was a throbbing, ragged mass of mobile irritability.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller