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CHOLER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A humor that was once believed to be secreted by the liver and to cause irritability and anger
Synonyms:
choler; yellow bile
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("choler" is a kind of...):
bodily fluid; body fluid; humor; humour; liquid body substance (the liquid parts of the body)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("choler" is a kind of...):
emotion (any strong feeling)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "choler"):
fury; madness; rage; enragement; infuriation (a feeling of intense anger)
offence; offense; umbrage (a feeling of anger caused by being offended)
indignation; outrage (a feeling of righteous anger)
huffiness (a passing state of anger and resentment)
dander; hackles (a feeling of anger and animosity)
bad temper; ill temper (a persisting angry mood)
annoyance; chafe; vexation (anger produced by some annoying irritation)
Derivation:
choleric (characterized by anger)
choleric (quickly aroused to anger)
choleric (easily moved to anger)
Sense 3
Meaning:
An irritable petulant feeling
Synonyms:
choler; crossness; fretfulness; fussiness; irritability; peevishness; petulance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("choler" is a kind of...):
distemper; ill humor; ill humour (an angry and disagreeable mood)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "choler"):
testiness; tetchiness; touchiness (feeling easily irritated)
pet (a fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight))
