bad+temper

  • 21bad-tempered — adjective Of or pertaining to bad temper; showing anger. His bad tempered outburst caught his friends by surprise …

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  • 22bad blood — Synonyms and related words: acrimony, animosity, animus, antagonism, antipathy, bad temper, bad will, bitter feeling, bitterness, blighting glance, clashing, collision, competition, conflict, contrariety, contrariness, cross purposes, disaccord,… …

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  • 23temper tantrum — noun Any fit of bad temper by a child, especially kicking, screaming or deliberately holding the breath …

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  • 24bad-tempered — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Having or showing a bad temper: cantankerous, crabbed, cranky, cross, disagreeable, fretful, grouchy, grumpy, ill tempered, irascible, irritable, nasty, peevish, petulant, querulous, snappish, snappy, surly, testy …

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  • 25temper — [n1] state of mind atmosphere, attitude, attribute, aura, character, climate, complexion, condition, constitution, disposition, drift, frame of mind, humor, individualism, individuality, leaning, makeup, mind, mood, nature, orientation, outlook,… …

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  • 26in a bad temper — angry, upset, irritated …

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  • 27temper — I UK [ˈtempə(r)] / US [ˈtempər] noun Word forms temper : singular temper plural tempers ** 1) [countable/uncountable] a tendency to get angry very quickly That temper of yours is going to get you into trouble. She should never have married a man… …

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  • 28temper — tem|per1 [ tempər ] noun ** 1. ) count or uncount a tendency to get angry very quickly: That temper of yours is going to get you into trouble. She should never have married a man with such a violent temper. have a short temper (=become angry very …

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  • 29temper — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 tendency to become angry easily ADJECTIVE ▪ bad, explosive, fierce, fiery, hot, nasty, terrible, violent, volatile …

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  • 30temper — n. 1) to control, keep one s temper 2) to lose one s temper 3) a bad, explosive, hot, nasty, quick, uncontrollable, ungovernable, violent temper 4) a calm, even temper 5) tempers flare (up) 6) a display, fit of temper (she said that in a fit of… …

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