choler

chol·er

C0320000 (kŏl′ər, kō′lər)n.1. Anger; irritability.2. a. One of the four humors of ancient and medieval physiology, thought to cause anger and bad temper when present in excess; yellow bile.b. Obsolete The quality and condition of being bilious.

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[Middle English colre, from Old French, from Latin cholera, cholera, jaundice, from Greek kholera, from kholē, bile; see ghel- in Indo-European roots.]

choler

(ˈkɒlə) n1. anger or ill humour2. (Physiology) archaic one of the four bodily humours; yellow bile. See humour⁸3. (Pathology) obsolete biliousness[C14: from Old French colère, from Medieval Latin cholera, from Latin: jaundice, cholera]

chol•er

(ˈkɒl ər)

n. 1. irascibility; anger; wrath; irritability. 2. yellow bile. 3. Obs. biliousness. [1350–1400; < Medieval Latin, Latin, Greek cholera]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	choler - an irritable petulant feeling crossness, fretfulness, fussiness, irritability, peevishness, petulanceill humor, ill humour, distemper - an angry and disagreeable moodtestiness, tetchiness, touchiness - feeling easily irritatedpet - a fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight)
	2.	choler - a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievanceanger, ireemotion - any strong feelingfury, rage, madness - a feeling of intense anger; "hell hath no fury like a woman scorned"; "his face turned red with rage"enragement, infuriation - a feeling of intense angerumbrage, offense, offence - a feeling of anger caused by being offended; "he took offence at my question"indignation, outrage - a feeling of righteous angerhuffiness - a passing state of anger and resentmenthackles, dander - a feeling of anger and animosity; "having one's hackles or dander up"bad temper, ill temper - a persisting angry moodvexation, annoyance, chafe - anger produced by some annoying irritation
	3.	choler - a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the liver and to cause irritability and angeryellow bilebodily fluid, body fluid, liquid body substance, humour, humor - the liquid parts of the body

choler

nounA strong feeling of displeasure or hostility:anger, indignation, irateness, ire.

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