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Idleness among children, as among men, is the root of all evil, and leads to no other evil more certain than ill temper.
Hannah More

Meaning of "ill temper" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ILL TEMPER

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ILL TEMPER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ill temper is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ILL TEMPER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of ill temper in the English dictionary

The definition of ill temper in the dictionary is bad temper; irritability.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ILL TEMPER

ill
ill at ease
ill feeling
ill health
ill humour
ill will
ill-advised
ill-advisedly
ill-affected
ill-assorted
ill-behaved
ill-bred
ill-breeding
ill-concealed
ill-conceived
ill-considered
ill-defined
ill-disposed
ill-equipped
ill-fated

WORDS THAT END LIKE ILL TEMPER

attemper
bumper
camper
canine distemper
contemper
damper
distemper
equine distemper
hamper
jumper
Lemper
mistemper
obtemper
pamper
plumper
retemper
romper
semper
temper
untemper

Synonyms and antonyms of ill temper in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ILL TEMPER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «ill temper» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of ill temper

Translation of «ill temper» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ILL TEMPER

Find out the translation of ill temper to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ill temper from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ill temper» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

坏脾气
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mal humor
570 millions of speakers

English

ill temper
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बीमार गुस्सा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سوء المزاج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

плохо нрав
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mau humor
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিদ্বেষ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

humeur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sakit hati
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schlechte Laune
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不機嫌
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아픈 성질
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gerah banget
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bình tĩnh bệnh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நோய்வாய்ப்பட்டது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दुर्दैवीपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ilık sinirlilik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

malumore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

chory temperament
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

погано норов
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

temperament bolnav
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άρρωστος ψυχραιμία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

drifte
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sjuk humör
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

syk temperament
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ill temper

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ILL TEMPER»

The term «ill temper» is normally little used and occupies the 126.310 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ILL TEMPER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ill temper

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QUOTES WITH «ILL TEMPER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word ill temper.
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Hannah More
Idleness among children, as among men, is the root of all evil, and leads to no other evil more certain than ill temper.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ILL TEMPER»

Discover the use of ill temper in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ill temper and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Sharpe's London Magazine of Entertainment and Instruction ...
Of all the minor tyrants of domestic life, ill-temper is the most triumphant — the most detestable. Ladies, do not think the few remarks I am about to offer on this subjeet are addressed solely to masculine spirits : Gentlemen, my observations do ...
‎1849
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Sharpe's London Magazine
Of all the minor tyrants of domestie life, ill-temper is the most trinmphant — the most detestable. Ladies, do not think the few remarks I am about to offer on this subjeet are addressed solely to maseuline spirits : Gentlemen, my observations do ...
‎1849
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Sharpe's London magazine, a journal of entertainment and ...
Of all the minor tyrants of domestie life, ill-temper is the most trinmphant — the most detestable. Ladies, do not think the few remarks I am about to offer on this subjeet are addressed solely to maseuline spirits : Gentlemen, my observations do ...
Anna Maria Hall, 1848
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Sharpe's London Magazine of Entertainment and Instruction: ...
Of all the minor tyrants of domestie life, ill-temper is the most triumphant—the most detestable. Ladies, do not think the few remarks I am about to offer on this subjeet are addressed solely to maseuline spirits : Gentlemen, my observations do ...
‎1849
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The Tragedie of Julius Caesar
William Shakespeare. To be but Mirth and Laughter to his Brutus, 126 When greefe and blood ill temper' d, vexeth him ? Bru. When I fpoke that, I was ill remper'd too.s CaJJi. Do you confefle fo much? Giue me your hand. Bru. And my heart too.
William Shakespeare, 2001
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The Universal Songster: Or, Museum of Mirth: Forming the ...
ILL TEMPER AND GOOD NATURE. GooD NaTure puts each heart at case, And softens pain and sorrow ; E'en ugliness itself to please, From that a charm can borrow : While beauty, like an April day, Is clouded in a minute ; And, through ill ...
‎1834
7
The Spirit of the Public Journals: Being an Impartial ...
ILL TEMPER AND GOOD NATURE. THE CONTRAST. [From the Morning Chronicle, Oct. 26.] £* OOD nature puts each heart at ease, ^ And softens pain and sorrow ; E'en ugliness itself, to please, From that a charm can borrow j While beauty, ...
Stephen Jones, Charles Molloy Westmacott, 1814
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The Ladies' Repository
JOUBNAL OF A HOTJ8EKEEPEB. BT IILIX a. CUTLER. NUMBER IV. I DO know that a prolific source of unhappi- ness in families is ill-temper. It shows itself in so many forms and shapes and poisons the peace of home in so many ways that I ...
‎1866
9
The Universal Songster
ILL TEMPER AND GOOD NATURE. GoOD NATURE puts each heart at ease, And softens pain and sorrow ; E'en ugliness itself to please. From that a charm can borrow : While beauty, like an April day, Is clouded in a minute ; And, through ill ...
‎1825
10
Roughing It in the Bush
I was born in an ill-temper. I was an ill-tempered child; I grew up an ill-tempered man. I feel worse than ill-tempered now, and when I die it will be in an ill-temper." "Well," quoth I, "Moodie has made you a tumbler of hot punch, which may help to  ...
Susanna Moodie, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ILL TEMPER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ill temper is used in the context of the following news items.
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Donald Trump is not the Republican Party's biggest problem - LA …
... but because his angry, “the-country-is-going-to-hell” diatribes match their own ill temper. And then there are all those Republican millionaires ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
2
Chicago Blackhawks: Prospects Worth Watching
Few would complain about having a Getzlaf type on the Blackhawks in the future, so long as it doesn't come with an ill temper and inability to ... «Blackhawk Up, Jul 15»
3
Serena to face Sharapova in Wimbledon semis
Though Williams' Center Court affair with Azarenka lacked the controversy of their duel in Paris, ill temper did feature on the main arena during ... «Channel3000.com - WISC-TV3, Jul 15»
4
Conrad Black: Stephen Harper must appoint a slew of high-calibre …
... from the Duffy trial over candour in answers to parliamentary questions; of fatigue, ill temper, and the general blahs of prolonged incumbency. «National Post, Jul 15»
5
RussRant: No “Insanity Defense” for US Obsession with Guns
These reasons range from a “stand your ground” incident to insanity, ill temper, road rage, jealousy, pride after feeling “disrespected,” some ... «WhoWhatWhy / RealNewsProject, Jun 15»
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Married to Alzheimer's: Joined-up thinking helps repair the cracks of …
My ill temper and sarcasm were not of any help to either of us. A few days after this was the official launch of Dementia Friendly Todmorden ... «Irish Times, Jun 15»
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Rubin: If you're talking Mickey Mouse, I'm all ears
Exhausted kids, yes, and moderately frazzled parents, but so little ill temper that the absence stood out. As did this: A woman in her early 20s, ... «The Detroit News, Jun 15»
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Test of nerve beckons for teenage amateur Marcus Kinhult
... at Royal County Down seven days ago the Irishman shot a 74, having lost the use of his putter after three holes to a moment of ill temper. «The Times, Jun 15»
9
Kingsnake becoming aggressive
Mike also points out that we all have bad days and perhaps Cleopatra Elizabeth's moments of ill temper are just the result of being in a bad ... «San Jose Mercury News, May 15»
10
The Prodigy
Exactly what's fuelled this ill temper remains vague: unless they've been shaken down by dodgy accountants, the Prodge shouldn't have too ... «MOJO, Mar 15»

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