crossness

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

crossness
    n 1: an irritable petulant feeling [syn: {irritability},
         {crossness}, {fretfulness}, {fussiness}, {peevishness},
         {petulance}, {choler}]
    2: a disposition to be ill-tempered [syn: {crabbiness},
       {crabbedness}, {crossness}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Crossness \Cross"ness\, n.
   The quality or state of being cross; peevishness;
   fretfulness; ill humor.
   [1913 Webster]