choler
/ˈkɑlər/
noun
- Anger or irritability; a feeling of strong annoyance or rage.
- The old man's choler flared up whenever someone mentioned politics.
- She tried to control her choler when the waiter spilled her drink.
- His face turned red with choler during the argument.
- In old medicine, one of the four humors (yellow bile) believed to cause a hot-tempered or angry personality.
- Medieval doctors thought too much choler made a person quick to anger.
- According to humoral theory, choler was associated with the element of fire.
- An imbalance of choler was said to cause a yellow complexion and a fiery temper.
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