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pezm|at|u'e|shëm adj (i) 1 easily rankled 2 irritating, annoying

pezm|at|ue|shm|ëri' nf [Book] irascibility, thin skin

pezu'l nm (Colloq) 1 windowsill 2 bench outside the door to a house 3 upper side of a wall 4 fireplace mantle 5 embankment to prevent overflow of water: levee 6 heap 7 [Old] mound of earth serving to mark land boundaries