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Distemper
/dɪsˈtɛmpə(ɹ)/
A viral disease of animals, such as dogs and cats, characterised by fever, coughing and catarrh.
📖 Definitions of "Distemper"
noun
- 1
A viral disease of animals, such as dogs and cats, characterised by fever, coughing and catarrh.
- 2
A disorder of the humours of the body; a disease.
- 3
A glue-based paint.
- 4
A painting produced with this kind of paint.
verb
- 1
To temper or mix unduly; to make disproportionate; to change the due proportions of.
- 2
To derange the functions of, whether bodily, mental, or spiritual; to disorder; to disease.
- 3
To deprive of temper or moderation; to disturb; to ruffle; to make disaffected, ill-humoured, or malignant.
- 4
To intoxicate.
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