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distemperature

noun dis·tem·per·a·ture \di-ˈstem-p(ə-)rə-ˌchu̇r, -pə(r)-, -chər, chiefly Southern -ˌt(y)u̇(ə)r\

Definition of DISTEMPERATURE

: a disordered condition

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First Known Use of DISTEMPERATURE

1531

Related to DISTEMPERATURE

Synonyms: affection, ail, ailment, bug, complaint, complication, condition, disorder, distemper, disease, fever, ill, illness, infirmity, malady, sickness, trouble

Antonyms: health, wellness

Rhymes with DISTEMPERATURE

candidature, caricature, discomfiture, divestiture, entablature, entrepreneur, expenditure, imprimatur, investiture, literature, miniature, musculature, nomenclature, non sequitur

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