HyperDic: choler

English > 3 senses of the word choler:
NOUNfeelingcholer, irritability, crossness, fretfulness, fussiness, peevishness, petulancean irritable petulant feeling
feelingcholer, anger, irea strong emotion
bodycholer, yellow bilea humor that was once believed to be secreted by the liver and to cause irritability and anger / anger
English > choler: 3 senses > noun 1, feeling
MeaningAn irritable petulant feeling.
Synonymsirritability, crossness, fretfulness, fussiness, peevishness, petulance
NarrowerpetA fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight)
testiness, touchiness, tetchinessFeeling easily irritated
Broaderill humor, ill humour, distemperAn angry and disagreeable mood
Spanishcólera, furia
Catalancòlera, fúria
English > choler: 3 senses > noun 2, feeling
MeaningA strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance.
Synonymsanger, ire
Narrowerannoyance, chafe, vexationanger produced by some annoying irritation
bad temper, ill temperA persisting angry mood
dander, hacklesA feeling of anger and animosity
fury, rage, madnessA feeling of intense anger
huffinessA passing state of anger and resentment
indignation, outrageA feeling of righteous anger
infuriation, enragementA feeling of intense anger
umbrage, offense, offenceA feeling of anger caused by being offended
BroaderemotionAny strong feeling
Spanishbravura, cólera, enfado, enojo, ira, rabia
Catalancòlera, enuig, ira
Adjectivescholericcharacterized by anger
cholericquickly aroused to anger
cholericeasily moved to anger
English > choler: 3 senses > noun 3, body
MeaningA humor that was once believed to be secreted by the liver and to cause irritability and anger / anger.
Synonymyellow bile
Broaderliquid body substance, bodily fluid, body fluid, humor, humourThe liquid parts of the body

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