choler
pronunciation
How to pronounce choler in British English:
UK ['kɒlə]
How to pronounce choler in American English:
US ['kɒlə]
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- Noun:
- an irritable petulant feeling
- a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
- a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the liver and to cause irritability and anger
Word Origin
- choler (n.)
- late 14c., "bile," as one of the humors, supposed to cause irascibility or temper, from Old French colere "bile, anger," from Late Latin cholera "bile" (see cholera).
Example
- 1. I felt quite amused at his unwarranted choler .
- 2. Ambition is like choler , which is a humour that makes men active , earnest , full alacrity and stirring , if it is not stopped .