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short temper
short temper
A tendency to become angered, enraged, or upset very quickly or easily. I'm usually a pretty calm person, but whenever I start driving, I find I have such a short temper. That short temper of yours is going to get you into trouble one of these days.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Bjoern | | - | Swedish, Norwegian, Danish |
| Theudoricus | | - | Ancient Germanic (Latinized) |
| Kennedy | | KEN-ə-dee | English, Irish |
| Yarona | | - | Hebrew |
| LucÍA | | loo-THEE-ah (Spanish), loo-SEE-ah (Latin American Spanish) | Spanish |
| Terrie | | TER-ee | English |