3syllables
distemper
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Definitions ofdistemper
1noun
- A viral disease of animals, such as dogs and cats, characterised by fever, coughing and catarrh.
- A disorder of the humours of the body; a disease.
- A glue-based paint.
- A painting produced with this kind of paint.
1verb
- To temper or mix unduly; to make disproportionate; to change the due proportions of.
- To derange the functions of, whether bodily, mental, or spiritual; to disorder; to disease.
- To deprive of temper or moderation; to disturb; to ruffle; to make disaffected, ill-humoured, or malignant.
- To intoxicate.
- To paint using distemper.
- To mix (colours) in the way of distemper.
Example: "to distemper colors with size"
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