choler

Meaning

1. Anger or irritability.
2. One of the four humours of ancient physiology, also known as yellow bile.

Synonyms

anger

💢

ire

irritability

fretfulness

spleen

bile

temper

crossness

wrath

yellow bile

fussiness

dander

peevishness

petulance

rage

😡

angriness

testiness

touchiness

uneasiness

fantods

tetchiness

aggravation

wrathiness

crabbiness

disquietude

dudgeon

edginess

fume

fury

gall

hatred

huff

infuriation

inquietude

irritation

miff

resentment

tantrum

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: coler

In summary

From Middle English coler (“yellow bile”), from Old French colere (“bile, anger”), from Latin cholera (“bilious disease”), from Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ, “bile”). Doublet of cholera.