distemperature

noun

di-ˈstem-p(ə-)rə-ˌchu̇r How to pronounce distemperature (audio)
Definition of distemperaturenext
as in disease
an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning a guinea pig with some sort of distemperature

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  1. disease
  2. illness
  3. ailment
  4. condition
  5. ill
  6. fever
Noun
  • Already large clinical trials are testing if certain drugs could prevent or at least delay the disease — and if any of those pan out, doctors will need an easy way to tell who should try them.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 July 2026
  • The Sacramento County Coroner’s Office determined Quinonez Palomares died of cardiovascular disease, with obesity listed as a significant contributing condition.
    — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of disease
Noun
  • Meanwhile, investigations into similar illnesses have been going on in 28 other states, including in Ohio, where people just across the Michigan border are also becoming sick.
    — Mike Stobbe, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
  • But then again, Rice is said to be suffering from illness, too.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 11 July 2026
Definition of illness
Noun
  • For the third time in a year, his young career has been temporarily derailed by an injury — this time, a thumb ailment that will sideline him into August.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026
  • The respiratory ailment's name comes from an outbreak that hit attendees of an American Legion convention in Philadelphia in 1976.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026
Definition of ailment
Noun
  • Researchers don’t know yet what exactly causes MS, a condition that is estimated to affect 1 million people in the country.
    — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026
  • Sessions generally run 60 to 90 minutes depending on the dog’s size, coat type and condition.
    — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
Definition of condition
Noun
  • Last month, Kwon’s team, in collaboration with Seongju Kim at Hanbat National University, in Daejeon, South Korea, presented its solution to HBM’s future ills.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 8 July 2026
  • Hualde says that some Pamplona residents rue his early promotion of the festival due to the ills of overtourism the sleepy provincial city is now experiencing.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 July 2026
Definition of ill
Noun
  • Kansas City got just a small taste of the magnetic fever over Lionel Messi, the global superstar who is regarded as one of the best ever to kick a ball.
    — PJ Green July 13, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026
  • While most infected people are asymptomatic, some may experience fever, headaches and body aches, and less than 1% develop severe illness that may result in hospitalization or death.
    — Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
Definition of fever
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“Distemperature.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distemperature. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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