distemper

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A viral disease of animals, such as dogs and cats, characterised by fever, coughing and catarrh.
2. (archaic, countable, uncountable) A disorder of the humours of the body; a disease.
3. (countable, uncountable) A glue-based paint.
4. (countable) A painting produced with this kind of paint.

Verb

1. To temper or mix unduly; to make disproportionate; to change the due proportions of.
2. To derange the functions of, whether bodily, mental, or spiritual; to disorder; to disease.
3. To deprive of temper or moderation; to disturb; to ruffle; to make disaffected, ill-humoured, or malignant.
4. To intoxicate.
5. To paint using distemper.
6. To mix (colours) in the way of distemper.

Synonyms

disease

sickness

ailment

malady

canine distemper

ill humour

tempera

ill humor

shin splints

sickliness

disorder

strangles

beer brewed for selling

a sickness of dogs

colour wash

rabies

disorder of the body

render insane

washable distemper

hydrophobia

tempera painting

indisposition

infirmity

intoxication

malaise

Translations

cimurro

tempera

Staupe

rahatsızlık

terslik

αδιαθεσία

aksilik

dipingere a tempera

huysuzluk

karışıklık

maladie des jeunes chiens

maladie de Carré

peinture à la colle

détrempe

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪsˈtɛmpə(ɹ)/

Etymology

From Old French destemprer, from Latin distemperare.