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temper

Noun

a sudden outburst of anger; "his temper sparked like damp firewood"

Synonyms:

• pique
• temper
• irritation

Noun

a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling; "whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time"; "he was in a bad humor"

Synonyms:

• temper
• mood
• humor
• humour

Noun

a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; "his temper was well known to all his employees"

Synonyms:

• temper
• biliousness
• irritability
• peevishness
• pettishness
• snappishness
• surliness

Noun

the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking

Synonyms:

• temper
• toughness

Verb

bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling; "temper glass"

Synonyms:

• anneal
• temper
• normalize

Verb

harden by reheating and cooling in oil; "temper steel"

Synonyms:

• temper
• harden

Verb

adjust the pitch (of pianos)

Synonyms:

• temper

Verb

make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; "she tempered her criticism"

Synonyms:

• temper
• season
• mollify
• moderate

Verb

change by restraining or moderating

Synonyms:

• chasten
• temper