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ill temper in British Englishnounbad temper; irritability ill temper in American Englishnounbad or irritable disposition Derived forms ill-tempered adjective Word origin [1595–1605 ]This word is first recorded in the period 1595–1605. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Creole, condensation, detail, toss, zeroExamples of 'ill temper' in a sentenceill temper The woman serving smiled -- to disguise ill temper -- and the diplomatically intended purchase did not go well.I genuinely don't think his bouts of ill-temper are hormone-related; they're activity-related.A demeanour that we once took for seriousness but is, more properly, ill-temper.These lifts invariably involved lengthy detours, bouts of ill temper and physical threats.It brought energy but also an increasing sense of ill temper and mutual misunderstanding.As you would expect, they experience extremes of depression, lethargy and ill temper, and all the while they obsess about food and dieting.It's the ill-temper that bothers me. Synonyms of 'ill temper'irascibility, impatience, annoyance, sharpness More Synonyms of ill temper Synonyms irascibility impatience annoyance sharpness bad temper tetchiness spitefulness curtness crossness foulie (Australian, slang) Additional synonymsPatients usually suffer from memory loss and irritability. Synonyms bad temper, impatience, ill humour, prickliness, tetchiness, irascibility, peevishness, testiness, touchinessan angry display of petulance Synonyms sulkiness, bad temper, irritability, spleen, pique, sullenness, ill-humour, peevishness, querulousness, crabbiness, waspishness, pettishness Nearby words ofill temper - ill at ease
- ill feeling
- ill humour
- ill temper
- ill will
- ill-advised
- ill-assorted
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