Noun: choler kó-lu(r)
- A strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
"Her choler rose as she listened to the insults";
- anger, ire
- A state of irritable anxiety or complaint
"The delay provoked his choler";
- irritability, crossness, fretfulness, fussiness, peevishness, petulance
- A humour that was once believed to be secreted by the liver and to cause irritability and anger
"According to humorism, an imbalance of choler led to a choleric temperament";
- yellow bile
Sounds like: collar
Derived forms: cholers
Type of: bodily fluid, body fluid, distemper, emotion, humor [US], humour [Brit, Cdn], ill humor [US], ill humour [Brit, Cdn], liquid body substance
Encyclopedia: Choler