distemperment

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noun

distempered state; distemperature

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Meanings

noundistemperment (countable and uncountable, plural distemperments)

plural distemperments

  1. countableobsoleteuncountabledistempered state; distemperature

    Then as some sulphurous spirit sent By the torn Airs distemperment, To a rich Palace; finds within Some Sainted Maid , or Sheba Queen

    1623, Owen Feltham, Resolves: Divine, Moral, Political

Origin

From distemper + -ment.

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APA

distemperment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distemperment

MLA

“distemperment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distemperment. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “distemperment,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distemperment.

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