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distemper

8 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) distemper (verb)
  2. 2) distemper (noun)
  3. 3) distemper (noun)
  4. 4) distemper (verb)
  5. canine distemper (noun)
  6. cat distemper (noun)
  7. colt distemper (noun)
  8. feline distemper (noun)

1dis·tem·per

verb \dis-ˈtem-pər\

Definition of DISTEMPER

transitive verb
1
: to throw out of order
2
archaic : derange, unsettle

Origin of DISTEMPER

Middle English distempren, from Late Latin distemperare to temper badly, from Latin dis- + temperare to temper
First Known Use: 14th century

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