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Definition of Choler
1. Noun. An irritable petulant feeling.
Generic synonyms: Distemper, Ill Humor, Ill Humour
Specialized synonyms: Testiness, Tetchiness, Touchiness, Pet
Derivative terms: Fretful, Fussy, Irritable, Peevish, Petulant
2. Noun. A strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance.
Generic synonyms: Emotion
Specialized synonyms: Fury, Madness, Rage, Enragement, Infuriation, Offence, Offense, Umbrage, Indignation, Outrage, Huffiness, Dander, Hackles, Bad Temper, Ill Temper, Annoyance, Chafe, Vexation
Derivative terms: Anger, Anger, Angry, Choleric, Choleric, Choleric
3. Noun. A humor that was once believed to be secreted by the liver and to cause irritability and anger.
Generic synonyms: Bodily Fluid, Body Fluid, Humor, Humour, Liquid Body Substance
Definition of Choler
1. n. The bile; -- formerly supposed to be the seat and cause of irascibility.
Definition of Choler
1. Noun. Anger or irritability. ¹
2. Noun. One of the four humours of ancient physiology, also known as yellow bile. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Choler
1. anger [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Choler
Literary usage of Choler
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Iliad of Homer by Homer, John Graham Cordery (1871)
"But my blood boils with choler, when I think Of all that happ'd the day when
Atreus' Son 810 Made me of no account before the host, Spurn'd me like some ..."
2. The Anatomy of Melancholy: What it Is, with All the Kinds, Causes, Symptomes by Robert Burton (1836)
"... the third concoction, sweat and tears. a bridle to the other two hot humours,
blood and choler, preserving them in the blood, and nourishing the bones. ..."
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