choler

noun

cho·​ler ˈkä-lər 

ˈkō-

1

a

archaic : yellow bile

b

obsolete : bile sense 1b

2

obsolete : the quality or state of being bilious

3

: ready disposition to irritation : irascibility

also : anger

Synonyms

• anger
• angriness
• birse [chiefly Scottish]
• furor
• fury
• indignation
• irateness
• ire
• lividity
• lividness
• mad
• madness
• mood [archaic]
• outrage
• rage
• spleen
• wrath
• wrathfulness

Examples of choler in a Sentence

he felt his choler rising and choked back an angry reply

the boss's reputation for choler made many employees reluctant to ask questions

Recent Examples on the Web

The medical theory at the time was none other than the four humours of ancient medicine — whereby the blood, phlegm, black bile, and choler in your body supposedly dictated your physical and psychological well being. —Mina Seçkin, refinery29.com, 17 Nov. 2021

But Trump’s Achilles-like choler is also an Achilles heel. —Katy Waldman, Slate Magazine, 11 May 2017

Word History

Etymology

Middle English coler, from Anglo-French colre, colere, from Latin cholera cholera, from Greek

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a