Synonym: character, condition, constitution, disposition, mood, nature, tendency. Antonym: intensify. Similar words: tempera, tempest, temperature, intemperate, tempestuous, temperamental, tempt, temple. Meaning: ['tempə(r)] n. 1. a sudden outburst of anger 2. a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling 3. a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger 4. the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking. v. 1. toughen (steel or glass) by a process of gradually heating and cooling 2. harden by reheating and cooling in oil 3. adjust the pitch (of pianos) 4. make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate 5. restrain or temper.
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151. Mick was stubborn and domineering with a very bad temper.
152. He had to learn to keep his temper under control before he could become a teacher.
153. You may find your temper on a short fuse when confronting your teenager.
154. She has a quick temper; such little things will fire her up.
155. Her boss would fly into a temper if a project wasn't done on time.
156. Though he had a temper and could be nasty, it never lasted.
157. As a manager she deals with problems reasonably and equably, never losing her temper.
158. The man lost his temper and had to be restrained from violence by neighbors who held his arms.
159. It's no use talking to him when he's in a temper.
160. His temper and his violent behaviour have driven all his family away.
161. Susan seems very quiet, but make no mistake , she has a terrible temper!
162. She seems very quiet, but make no mistake about it, she has a terrible temper!
163. Mason's temper flared when he spotted his girlfriend kissing another man.
164. It took all the self-control he had not to lose his temper.
165. Simon had been drinking and was in a filthy temper.
166. I must keep my cool, she thought; losing my temper isn't going to help.
167. You must be a saint to be able to stand his temper! Sentencedict.com
168. She has a hot temper, but you will soon grow to like her.
169. The passing of the years had done nothing to improve his temper.
170. A good telephone voice can do much to improve the temper of irate callers.
171. He has been known on occasion to lose his temper.
172. People think she's all sweetness and light, but she's actually got an awful temper.
173. She queered herself with all her schoolmates by her bad temper.
174. He was very cool and calm about the mishap, and didn't shout or lose his temper.
175. I found it hard to keep my temper with so many things going wrong.
176. I hate it when you lose your temper like that.
177. Her kindness and generosity cancel out her occasional flashes of temper.
178. Her husband has a terrible temper and lashes out at her when he's angry.
179. I'd avoid her if I were you - she's in a foul temper.
180. He lost his temper.
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