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choler, n.
(cholers)

a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the liver and to cause irritability and anger
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choler yellow bile

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liquid body substance, bodily fluid, body fluid, humor, humour

a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
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anger choler ire

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angry anger anger

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choleric choleric choleric

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emotion

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rage, fury, madness infuriation, enragement offense, umbrage, offence indignation, outrage huffiness dander, hackles bad temper, ill temper annoyance, vexation, chafe

an irritable petulant feeling
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choler crossness fretfulness fussiness irritability peevishness petulance

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irritable

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petulant

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fretful

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fussy

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peevish

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ill humor, ill humour, distemper

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testiness, touchiness, tetchiness pet