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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionarydis·tem·per I \dis-ˈtem-pər\ transitive verb ETYMOLOGY Middle English distempren, from Late Latin distemperare to temper badly, from Latin dis- + temperare to temper DATE 14th century1. to throw out of order2. archaic : derange, unsettle II noun DATE 15461. bad humor or temper2. a disordered or abnormal bodily state especially of quadruped mammals: as a. a highly contagious virus disease especially of dogs that is caused by a paramyxovirus (species Canine distemper virus of the genus Morbillivirus) and is marked by fever, leukopenia, and respiratory, gastrointestinal, and neurological symptoms b. strangles c. panleukopenia3. ailment, disorder vice and folly are situated not in human nature…but in distempers of intellect — George Stade• dis·tem·per·ate \-p(ə-)rət\ adjective III noun ETYMOLOGY obsolete distemper, verb, to dilute, mix to produce distemper, from Middle English, from Anglo-French destemprer,from Latin dis- + temperare DATE 16321. a process of painting in which the pigments are mixed with an emulsion of egg yolk, with size, or with white of egg as a vehicle and which is used for painting scenery and murals2. a. the paint or the prepared ground used in the distemper process b. a painting done in distemper3. any of various water-based paints IV transitive verb DATE circa 1873: to paint in or with distemperEnglish Etymologydistemper late 14c. (v.), 1550s (n.), from L. distemperare "vex, make ill," lit."upset the proper balance of bodily humors," from dis- "un-, not" + temperare "mingle in the proper proportion" (see temper). Related: Distempered.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7distemperdis·tem·per / di5stempE(r) / noun[U] 1. an infectious disease of animals, especially cats and dogs, that causes fever and coughing 瘟热(动物,尤指猫、狗的传染病)2. (BrE) a type of paint that is mixed with water and used on walls 刷墙水粉；水浆涂料Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgeddis·temperI. \də̇s+\ transitive verbEtymology: Middle English distempren, destempren, from Late Latin distemperare (to mix badly), from Latin dis- dis- (I) + temperare to temper, mingle properly — more at temper1. : to throw out of order or proper or smoothly working adjustment : afflict with a distemper : disorder, derange < no sophism is too gross to delude minds distempered by party spirit — T.B.Macaulay > < he has seldom been grievously distempered by repressions, guilt, despondency, or philosophical doubt — C.J.Rolo >2. archaic a. : to make unhealthy : sicken b. : to derange the mind of : make insane3. archaic : to deprive of even temper or moderation : make ill-humoredII. \“ sometimes ˈdi+ˌ-\ nounEtymology: partly from distemper (I), partly from dis- (I) + temper1. : bad or ill humor : bad temper : ill feeling2. : a disordered or abnormal bodily state usually of an animal: as a. : a highly contagious virus disease of dogs, minks, wolves, and foxes that is marked by fever, skin eruptions, acute respiratory inflammation frequently passing into pneumonia and sometimes by symptoms referable to invasion and demyelination of nervous tissue; also : any of certain allied and ill-distinguished virus infections of dogs — compare hard pad b. : strangles c. : panleucopenia d. : a severe frequently fatal infectious nasopharyngeal inflammation of rabbits3. obsolete : intoxication4. a. : disorder or derangement especially civil or political or a particular disorder, affliction, or derangement < in the middle ages … resistance was an ordinary remedy for political distempers — T.B.Macaulay > < the distempers of monarchy were the great subjects of apprehension and distress — J.R.Newman > b. archaic : unpleasant or inclement condition (as of weather or climate)III. \də̇s+\ transitive verb(-ed/-ing/-s)Etymology: Middle English distemperen, from Middle French destemprer, from Medieval Latin distemperare, from Latin dis- dis- (I) + temperare to mingle properly1. a. obsolete : to dilute with or soak, steep, or dissolve in a liquid b. archaic : to corrupt or impair by dilution or by a counteragent2. a. : to mix (colors or ingredients) to produce distemper for painting b. : to paint in or with distemperIV. \“ sometimes ˈdi+ˌ-\ noun(-s)1. : a process of painting in which the pigments are mixed with an emulsion of egg yolk, with size, or with white of egg, or when distinguished from tempera with size only as a vehicle and usually used for scene painting or the decoration of usually plaster walls and ceilings2. a. : the paint or the prepared ground used in the distemper process of painting b. : a painting done in distemper c. : a pigment used especially for distemper paint3. : any of a number of paints or coloring materials using water as a vehicle (as whitewash, calcimine, or cement wash)

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