noun
- the quality or state of being habitually complaining or whining
Usage: formal
Examples
- His constant querulousness made him unpopular with his coworkers.
- The patient’s querulousness increased as her condition worsened.
- She tried to hide her querulousness during the job interview.
- The teacher grew tired of the student’s querulousness about every assignment.
- His querulousness about the weather became a daily annoyance.
- The elderly man’s querulousness seemed to worsen with age.