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| bile |
ill temper or anger. [1/2 definitions] |
| blow up |
(informal) to lose one's temper. [1/3 definitions] |
| boiling point |
(informal) the point at which one loses control of one's temper. [1/2 definitions] |
| fly off the handle |
to become very angry; lose one's temper (an informal use). |
| hot |
If someone has a hot temper, they get angry easily and strongly. [1/5 definitions] |
| huff |
a state of bad temper; an angry mood. [1/2 definitions] |
| keep one's shirt on |
(informal) to stop oneself from becoming angry or losing patience; hold one's temper. |
| out of sorts |
in a bad temper. [1/2 definitions] |
| tantrum |
a violent, noisy outburst of angry temper. |
| temper |
When someone is in a bad temper, it means that they are in a bad or angry mood. When someone is in a bad temper, they get annoyed or upset easily. [4 definitions] |
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