Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wake up on the wrong side of bed

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.47 in modern English

Syllables
wake up on the wrong side of bed
IPA
48
Scrabble Score
25
Letters
1
Syllables
17
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To feel grumpy and irritable; to be easily annoyed.

Informal

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

wakes up on the wrong side of bed (present, singular) waking up on the wrong side of bed (participle, present) woke up on the wrong side of bed (past) woken up on the wrong side of bed (participle, past)

Questions

What does wake up on the wrong side of bed mean?
To feel grumpy and irritable; to be easily annoyed.

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