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temper
CEFRB2
/ˈtɛmpə/
noun · verb
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In plain English
- 01
noun
A tendency to become angry.
- 02
verb
To make something less strong or severe.
Examples
I can't take this anymore. I've lost my temper completely.
My brother-in-law is ready to lose his temper at trifles.
At a glance
Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 2
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 4
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsState of mind; mood.
A general tendency or orientation towards a certain type of mood, a volatile state; a habitual way of thinking, behaving or reacting.
Anger; a fit of anger.
More examples
In contextHe has quite a temper when dealing with salespeople.
to have a good, bad, or calm temper
to have a hasty temper
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Origin
noun
From Middle English temperen, tempren, from Old English ġetemprian, temprian, borrowed from Latin temperō (“(transitive) to divide or proportion duly, to moderate, to regulate; (intransitive) to be moderate, temperate”), from tempus (“time, fit season”). Compare also French tempérer. Doublet of tamper. See temporal.