01 n. Bad temperature; intemperateness; excess of heat or cold, or of other qualities; as, the distemperature of the air.
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Bad temperature; intemperateness; excess of heat or cold, or of other qualities; as, the distemperature of the air.[Obs.]
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Disorder; confusion.
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Disorder of body; slight illness; distemper.“A huge infectious troop Of pale distemperatures and foes to life.” — Shak.
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Perturbation of mind; mental uneasiness.“Sprinkled a little patience on the heat of his distemperature.” — Sir W. Scott.