temper

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UK /ˈtɛmpə/ US /ˈtɛmpɚ/

noun 5verb 5

Collocations

(noun.) tendency to become angry easily

ADJ

bad, fierce, fiery, nasty, terrible, vicious, violent | uncontrollable

QUANT

display, fit, flash, outburst

She had a sudden flash of temper when her colleague took credit for her work.

VERB + TEMPER

have

My father has quite a short temper, especially when he's tired.

control, keep

She found it difficult to control her temper when the bus arrived an hour late.

fly into, lose

He flew into a temper when he discovered someone had eaten his lunch from the fridge.

TEMPER + VERB

flare, rise

His temper rose when his younger brother kept interrupting him during the important phone call.

cool (down)

TEMPER + NOUN

tantrum

PREP

in a ~

My father came home from work in a temper and wouldn't speak to anyone.

PHRASES

keep you temper in check/under control

When you're arguing with someone, it's important to keep your temper in check.

(noun.) way you are feeling

ADJ

bad, filthy, foul, ill, terrible

My boss woke up in a terrible temper and made everyone's day miserable.

good

frayed

After waiting two hours in traffic, everyone's frayed temper made the family dinner quite tense.

uncertain

VERB + TEMPER

improve

recover, regain

After the argument, it took him an hour to recover his temper.

TEMPER + VERB

improve | fray, worsen

PREP

in a ~

My sister was in a temper after she lost her phone, so I left her alone.

PHRASES

not be in the best of tempers

She wasn't in the best of tempers after waiting two hours for the bus.

Definitions

noun

A general tendency or orientation towards a certain type of mood, a volatile state; a habitual way of thinking, behaving or reacting.

to have a good, bad, or calm temper

A noble temper dost thou show in this;

State of mind; mood.

Remember with what mild / And gracious temper he both heard and judg’d / Without wrauth or reviling;

[…] I must testify from my Experience, that a Temper of Peace, Thankfulness, Love and Affection, is much more the proper Frame for Prayer than that of Terror and Discomposure;

A tendency to become angry.

to have a hasty temper

He has quite a temper when dealing with salespeople.

Anger; a fit of anger.

an outburst of temper

When I heard about it I got myself into a terrible temper.

Calmness of mind; moderation; equanimity; composure.

to keep one's temper; to lose one's temper; to recover one's temper

Reſtore your ſelues, vnto your temper, Fathers; / And, vvithout perturbation, heare me ſpeake: […]

verb

To moderate or control.

Temper your language around children.

It is all very well tempering enthusiasm for the Report in most of its particulars, as the thinking press has since the debate, [...].

To strengthen or toughen a material, especially metal, by heat treatment; anneal.

Tempering is a heat treatment technique applied to metals, alloys, and glass to achieve greater toughness by increasing the strength of materials and/or ductility. Tempering is performed by a controlled reheating of the work piece to a temperature below its lower eutectic critical temperature.

The temper'd metals clash, and yield a silver sound.

To adjust the temperature of an ingredient (e.g. eggs or chocolate) gradually so that it remains smooth and pleasing.

To sauté spices in ghee or oil to release essential oils for flavouring a dish in South Asian cuisine.

To mix clay, plaster or mortar with water to obtain the proper consistency.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger

biliousness
irritability
peevishness
pettishness
snappishness
surliness

noun — the elasticity and hardness of a metal object

toughness

noun — a sudden outburst of anger

noun — a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of

verb — change by restraining or moderating

chasten

verb — make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding somet

verb — harden by reheating and cooling in oil

harden

verb — bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a pr

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

short temper

The personality trait of being quick to anger.

Be careful of what you say; he has a short temper.

lose one's temper

To become angry or annoyed.

When my dad found out I had failed the exams, he completely lost his temper.

temper temper

Used to tell someone to mind their (bad) temper

keep one's temper

To remain calm; to avoid becoming angry or annoyed.

Example Bank

to have a good, bad, or calm temper

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A noble temper dost thou show in this;

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And it was peculiar in their Temper, that they were fonder of what they could get by Rapine or Stealth at a greater diſtance, than much better Food provided for them at home.

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Temper your language around children.

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It is all very well tempering enthusiasm for the Report in most of its particulars, as the thinking press has since the debate, [...].

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