choler
English
Etymology
From Old French colere (“bile, anger”), from Latin cholera (“bilious disease”), from Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ, “bile”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: kō'lər
Noun
choler (usually uncountable, plural cholers)
- Anger or irritability.
- One of the four humours of ancient physiology, also known as yellow bile.
Synonyms
- wrath, rage, fury, passion, ire gall, anger, indignation, displeasure, vexation, grudge, spleen, bile or yellow bile
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Translations
anger
one of four humours
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