choler

English Thesaurus

1. a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the liver and to cause irritability and anger (noun.body)

hypernym	:	bodily fluid, body fluid, humor, humour, liquid body substance,
definition	:	the liquid parts of the body (noun.body)

2. a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance (noun.feeling)

hypernym	:	emotion,
definition	:	any strong feeling (noun.feeling)

hyponym	:	fury, madness, rage,
definition	:	a feeling of intense anger (noun.feeling)

hyponym	:	enragement, infuriation,
definition	:	a feeling of intense anger (noun.feeling)

hyponym	:	offence, offense, umbrage,
definition	:	a feeling of anger caused by being offended (noun.feeling)

hyponym	:	indignation, outrage,
definition	:	a feeling of righteous anger (noun.feeling)

hyponym	:	huffiness,
definition	:	a passing state of anger and resentment (noun.feeling)

hyponym	:	dander, hackles,
definition	:	a feeling of anger and animosity (noun.feeling)

hyponym	:	bad temper, ill temper,
definition	:	a persisting angry mood (noun.feeling)

hyponym	:	annoyance, chafe, vexation,
definition	:	anger produced by some annoying irritation (noun.feeling)

3. an irritable petulant feeling (noun.feeling)

hypernym	:	distemper, ill humor, ill humour,
definition	:	an angry and disagreeable mood (noun.feeling)

hyponym	:	testiness, tetchiness, touchiness,
definition	:	feeling easily irritated (noun.feeling)

hyponym	:	pet,
definition	:	a fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight) (noun.feeling)

4. a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance (noun.feeling)

derivation	:	anger,
definition	:	make angry (verb.emotion)

derivation	:	anger, see red,
definition	:	become angry (verb.emotion)

derivation	:	angry,
definition	:	feeling or showing anger (adj.all)

derivation	:	choleric, irascible,
definition	:	characterized by anger (adj.all)

derivation	:	choleric, hot-tempered, hotheaded, irascible, quick-tempered, short-tempered,
definition	:	quickly aroused to anger (adj.all)

derivation	:	choleric,
definition	:	easily moved to anger (adj.all)

5. an irritable petulant feeling (noun.feeling)

derivation	:	fretful, querulous, whiney, whiny,
definition	:	habitually complaining (adj.all)

derivation	:	bad-tempered, crabbed, crabby, cross, fussy, grouchy, grumpy, ill-tempered,
definition	:	annoyed and irritable (adj.all)

derivation	:	cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peckish, peevish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, techy, testy, tetchy,
definition	:	easily irritated or annoyed (adj.all)

6. a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance (noun.feeling)

derivation	:	anger,
definition	:	make angry (verb.emotion)

derivation	:	anger, see red,
definition	:	become angry (verb.emotion)

derivation	:	angry,
definition	:	feeling or showing anger (adj.all)

derivation	:	choleric, irascible,
definition	:	characterized by anger (adj.all)

derivation	:	choleric, hot-tempered, hotheaded, irascible, quick-tempered, short-tempered,
definition	:	quickly aroused to anger (adj.all)

derivation	:	choleric,
definition	:	easily moved to anger (adj.all)

7. an irritable petulant feeling (noun.feeling)

derivation	:	fretful, querulous, whiney, whiny,
definition	:	habitually complaining (adj.all)

derivation	:	bad-tempered, crabbed, crabby, cross, fussy, grouchy, grumpy, ill-tempered,
definition	:	annoyed and irritable (adj.all)

derivation	:	cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peckish, peevish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, techy, testy, tetchy,
definition	:	easily irritated or annoyed (adj.all)