fractious

　 　 　

WordNet

1. unpredictably difficult in operation; likely to be troublesome; "rockets were much too fractious to be tested near thickly populated areas"; "fractious components of a communication system"
2. stubbornly resistant to authority or control; "a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness"; "a refractory child" (同)refractory, recalcitrant
3. in a fractious manner; "the horse was behaving fractiously and refused to jump"

PrepTutorEJDIC

1. (特に子供・老人・病人が)怒りっぽい,気難しい / (動物が)手に負えない

Wikipedia preview

出典(authority):フリー百科事典『ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』「2014/08/06 15:40:06」(JST)

wiki en

[Wiki en表示]

For the 1980s metal band, see Pet Hate. For other uses, see Pet peeve (disambiguation).

A pet peeve is a minor annoyance that an individual identifies as particularly annoying to themselves, to a greater degree than others may find it.

Origin

Its first usage was around 1919. The term is a back-formation from the 14th-century word peevish, meaning "ornery or ill-tempered".

Pet peeves often involve specific behaviours of someone close, such as a spouse or significant other. These behaviours may involve disrespect, manners, personal hygiene, relationships, and family issues.

A key aspect of a pet peeve is that it may well seem acceptable to others. For example, a supervisor may have a pet peeve about people leaving the lid on the copier up and react angrily, be annoyed when others interrupt when speaking, or be upset by messy desks of their subordinates. To most people, these may seem minor annoyances, but not to the supervisor. That same supervisor may witness employees coming into work late, and not feel any annoyance whatsoever.

References

External links

• Word Detective origins of Pet Peeve
• Take Our Word For It Issue 138

UpToDate Contents

全文を閲覧するには購読必要です。 To read the full text you will need to subscribe.

• 1. 関節の疼痛または腫脹を有する小児の評価 evaluation of the child with joint pain or swelling

English Journal

• Standing Male Equine Urogenital Surgery.

• Adams A1, Hendrickson DA2.Author information 1Equine Medical Center of Ocala, 7107 W Hwy 326, Ocala, FL 34482, USA. Electronic address: aadams@emcocala.com.2Professional Veterinary Medicine, 1601 Campus Delivery, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA.AbstractThe advantages of performing standing male urogenital surgeries are numerous when compared with performing the same surgery in the anesthetized animal. Some traditional standing male urogenital surgeries, such as castrations, may be faster and cheaper to perform. Laparoscopic standing male urogenital surgeries may allow for improved visualization of the surgical field, decreased hemorrhage, and decreased morbidity and convalescence. Limitations of standing procedures may include increased danger to the surgeon because of fractious behavior of the patient, and increased expense and training associated with instrumentation for specialized procedures such as laparoscopy.
• The Veterinary clinics of North America. Equine practice.Vet Clin North Am Equine Pract.2014 Apr;30(1):169-190. doi: 10.1016/j.cveq.2013.11.005. Epub 2014 Jan 31.
• The advantages of performing standing male urogenital surgeries are numerous when compared with performing the same surgery in the anesthetized animal. Some traditional standing male urogenital surgeries, such as castrations, may be faster and cheaper to perform. Laparoscopic standing male urogenita
• PMID 24680211

• Hyperfractionation: fractious or not?

• Laprie A1, LaMarre AK2, Haas-Kogan DA3.
• International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics.Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys.2014 Feb 1;88(2):269-71. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2013.10.044.
• PMID 24411599

• Tormented by ghosts from their past': A meta-synthesis to explore the psychosocial implications of a traumatic birth on maternal well-being.

• Fenech G1, Thomson G2.Author information 1Department of Midwifery, Mater Dei Hospital, Triq Dun Karm, Msida MSD 2090, Malta. Electronic address: Giliane.fenech@gov.mt.2MAINN, School of Health, University of Central Lancashire, Preston PR1 2HE, UK. Electronic address: GThomson@uclan.ac.uk.AbstractBACKGROUND: women can experience an array of serious and enduring morbidities following a difficult or traumatic childbirth. These complications have a negative impact on maternal behaviours and infant and family well-being.
• Midwifery.Midwifery.2014 Feb;30(2):185-93. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2013.12.004. Epub 2013 Dec 13.
• BACKGROUND: women can experience an array of serious and enduring morbidities following a difficult or traumatic childbirth. These complications have a negative impact on maternal behaviours and infant and family well-being.OBJECTIVE: to undertake a meta-synthesis of existing qualitative research to
• PMID 24411664

• Personality disorders are the vanguard of the post-DSM-5.0 era.

• Krueger RF.Author information Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities.AbstractThe process of constructing the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5; American Psychiatric Association, 2013) has concluded, with the manual published in May 2013. In this article, I review the evolution of personality disorders (PDs) in DSM-5 from my perspective as a participating workgroup member, and as an observer of the DSM-5 construction process. I emphasize well-documented shortcomings of the fourth edition of the DSM (DSM-IV; American Psychiatric Association, 1994), the diversity of potential changes to PD conceptualization and diagnosis that were proposed during the construction of DSM-5, and the final outcome, which consists of reproducing DSM-IV PD criteria in Section II of DSM-5 (diagnostic criteria and codes), while also printing a complete parallel PD system in Section III (emerging measures and models), with the idea of moving elements of the Section III material to Section II as DSM evolves (e.g., in DSM-5.1). Perhaps the PD field is too fractious to arrive at a consensus approach at this juncture, but, in addition, the current situation shows how the PD field is arguably the most forward-thinking area in contemporary psychopathology. This is because many PD scholars do not accept the inadequate polythetic-categorical approach to psychopathology classification of DSM-IV (which, owing to conservative political forces, also frames Section II of DSM-5). PD research is therefore at the vanguard in conceptualizing, studying, and treating psychopathology because it is not slavishly tethered to the DSM, and its approach to defining mental disorder through political processes.
• Personality disorders.Personal Disord.2013 Oct;4(4):355-62. doi: 10.1037/per0000028.
• The process of constructing the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5; American Psychiatric Association, 2013) has concluded, with the manual published in May 2013. In this article, I review the evolution of personality disorders (PDs) in DSM-5 from my per
• PMID 24378165

Japanese Journal

• Language Planning in Multilingual Singapore : Concerns, Issues And Problems

• Ng Chin Leong Patrick
• 国際地域研究論集 (2), 223-236, 2011-00-00
• … In particular, it will examine some current potentially fractious language planning issues in the official language planning policy. …
• NAID 40018989216

Related Links

• Fractious - definition of fractious by The Free Dictionary

frac·tious (frăk′shəs) adj. 1. Inclined to make trouble; unruly. 2. Having a peevish nature; cranky. [From fraction, discord (obsolete).] frac′tious·ly adv. frac′tious·ness n. fractious (ˈfrækʃəs) adj 1. irritable 2. unruly [C18: from (obsolete) fraction ...

• Fractious | Definition of Fractious by Merriam-Webster

The Latin verb frangere ("to break or shatter") has many modern English relations. Dishes that are "fragile" can break easily. A person whose health is easily ... Seen and Heard What made you want to look up fractious? Please tell ...

• fractious - Dictionary Definition : Vocabulary.com

If you're prone to picking fights, making snarky comments, and being frustratingly stubborn, you're fractious. And odds are you're not invited to too many parties.

Related Pictures