distemper

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun any of various infectious viral diseases of animals
  2. noun an angry and disagreeable mood
  3. noun paint made by mixing the pigments with water and a binder

Etymology

From Old French destemprer, from Latin distemperare.

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