distemper

/dɪsˈtɛmpər/

/dɪsˈtɛmpə/

Other forms: distempered; distempers; distempering

Definitions of distemper

1. noun

   any of various infectious viral diseases of animals
   types:

   canine distemper

   a viral disease of young dogs characterized by high fever and respiratory inflammation

   equine distemper, strangles

   an acute bacterial disease of horses characterized by inflammation of the mucous membranes

   type of:

   animal disease

   a disease that typically does not affect human beings
2. noun

   an angry and disagreeable mood
   synonyms: ill humor, ill humour

   types:

   moodiness

   a sullen gloomy feeling

   choler, crossness, fretfulness, fussiness, irritability, peevishness, petulance

   an irritable petulant feeling

   glumness, moroseness, sullenness

   a gloomy ill-tempered feeling

   testiness, tetchiness, touchiness

   feeling easily irritated

   pet

   a fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight)

   type of:

   humor, humour, mood, temper

   a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
3. noun

   paint made by mixing the pigments with water and a binder
   type of:

   paint, pigment

   a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating
4. noun

   a method of painting in which the pigments are mixed with water and a binder; used for painting posters or murals or stage scenery
   type of:

   painting

   creating a picture with paints
5. noun

   a painting created with paint that is made by mixing the pigments with water and a binder
   type of:

   painting, picture

   graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
6. verb

   paint with distemper
   type of:

   paint

   make a painting