petulance

1 antonym for petulance — opposites grouped by meaning.

Noun — Bad-mannered or disrespectful behaviour.

Synonyms by Meaning

Bad-mannered or disrespectful behaviour.

fussiness irritability choler peevishness crossness fretfulness

Impatience or sulkiness like that of a child.

Opposites

patience

patience

It comes from Middle French pétulance, and, behind that, from its source, Latin petulantia.

patience choler peevishness crossness fretfulness irritability fussiness