Temper - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈtempər|  American pronunciation of the word temper
Brit.  |ˈtempə|  British pronunciation of the word temper

noun

- a sudden outburst of anger (syn: irritation, pique)
his temper sparked like damp firewood
- a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling (syn: humor, humour, mood)
whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time
- a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger (syn: biliousness, irritability, snappishness, surliness)
his temper was well known to all his employees
- the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking (syn: toughness)

verb

- bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling (syn: anneal, normalize)
temper glass
- harden by reheating and cooling in oil (syn: harden)
temper steel
- adjust the pitch (of pianos)
- make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else (syn: moderate, mollify, season)
she tempered her criticism
- change by restraining or moderating (syn: chasten)

Extra examples

She has a bad temper.

That boy has quite a temper.

He needs to learn to control his temper.

She hit him in a fit of temper.

He slammed the door and left in a temper.

It's often difficult for parents not to lose their tempers.

He is in a pleasant temper.

She puts me out of temper with her love for making scenes.

She said that in a fit of temper.

It's hard to be in a good temper when you're hungry.

I was in no temper for dancing.

Virtue is a just temper between propensities.

That temper of hers will get her into trouble one of these days.

According to Nathan, Robin has quite a temper.

Theo needs to learn to control his temper.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: temper
he/she/it: tempers
present participle: tempering
past tense: tempered
past participle: tempered
noun
singular: temper
plural: tempers
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