distemperature

noun

dis·​tem·​per·​a·​ture di-ˈstem-p(ə-)rə-ˌchu̇r 

-pər-,

-pə-,

-chər,

 chiefly Southern  -ˌt(y)u̇(ə)r

: a disordered condition

Synonyms

• disease
• illness
• ailment
• condition
• ill
• fever

Examples of distemperature in a Sentence

a guinea pig with some sort of distemperature

Word History

First Known Use

1531, in the meaning defined above