Definition of distemper

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Distemper (v. t.) To derange the functions of, whether bodily, mental, or spiritual; to disorder; to disease..

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Distemper :: Distemper (v. t.) To temper or mix unduly; to make disproportionate; to change the due proportions of.
Distemper :: Distemper (v. t.) To mix (colors) in the way of distemper; as, to distemper colors with size..
Garget :: Garget (n.) A distemper in hogs, indicated by staggering and loss of appetite..
Distemperate :: Distemperate (a.) Immoderate.
Distemper :: Distemper (v. t.) A painting done with this preparation.
Gargol :: Gargol (n.) A distemper in swine; garget.
Distemper :: Distemper (v. t.) A morbid state of the animal system; indisposition; malady; disorder; -- at present chiefly applied to diseases of brutes; as, a distemper in dogs; the horse distemper; the horn distemper in cattle..
Malady :: Malady (n.) Any disease of the human body; a distemper, disorder, or indisposition, proceeding from impaired, defective, or morbid organic functions; especially, a lingering or deep-seated disorder..
Distemper :: Distemper (v. t.) To deprive of temper or moderation; to disturb; to ruffle; to make disaffected, ill-humored, or malignant..
Destemper :: Destemper (n.) A kind of painting. See Distemper.
Distemper :: Distemper (v. t.) To intoxicate.
Distemper :: Distemper (v. t.) To derange the functions of, whether bodily, mental, or spiritual; to disorder; to disease..
Atrocious :: Atrocious (a.) Very grievous or violent; terrible; as, atrocious distempers..
Distemperance :: Distemperance (n.) Distemperature.
Rot :: Rot (n.) A fatal distemper which attacks sheep and sometimes other animals. It is due to the presence of a parasitic worm in the liver or gall bladder. See 1st Fluke, 2..
Distemperately :: Distemperately (adv.) Unduly.
Distempering :: Distempering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Distempe.
Distempered :: Distempered (imp. & p. p.) of Distempe.
Rinderpest :: Rinderpest (n.) A highly contagious distemper or murrain, affecting neat cattle, and less commonly sheep and goats; -- called also cattle plague, Russian cattle plague, and steppe murrain..
Distemperment :: Distemperment (n.) Distempered state; distemperature.
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