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choler

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkɒlə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kol′ər)

chol•er (kol′ər),USA pronunciation n.

irascibility;
anger;
wrath;
irritability.
[Old Physiol.]See yellow bile.
[Obs.]biliousness.

Greek choléra cholera
Medieval Latin, Latin cholera
Middle English colera 1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

choler /ˈkɒlə/ n

anger or ill humour
archaic one of the four bodily humours; yellow bile
See humour
obsolete biliousness

Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French colère, from Medieval Latin cholera, from Latin: jaundice, cholera

'choler' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

humour - yellow bile - anger - cholera - indignation - ire - wrath

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