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distemperature
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dis·tem·per·a·ture

noun \di-ˈstem-p(ə-)rə-ˌchu̇r, -pə(r)-, -chər, chiefly Southern -ˌt(y)u̇(ə)r\

Definition of DISTEMPERATURE

: a disordered condition

Examples of DISTEMPERATURE

  1. <a guinea pig with some sort of distemperature>

First Known Use of DISTEMPERATURE

1531

Related to DISTEMPERATURE

Synonyms
affection, ail, ailment, bug, complaint, complication, condition, disorder, distemper, disease, fever, ill, illness, infirmity, malady, sickness, trouble
Antonyms
health, wellness

Rhymes with DISTEMPERATURE

candidature, caricature, discomfiture, divestiture, entablature, entrepreneur, expenditure, imprimatur, investiture, literature, miniature, musculature, nomenclature, non sequitur

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