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WIKTIONARY
distemper
Noun
∙
A viral disease of animals, such as dogs and cats, characterised by fever, coughing and catarrh.
veterinary medicine, pathology
∙
A disorder of the humours of the body; a disease.
archaic
∙
A water-based paint.
∙
A painting produced with this kind of paint.
Verb
∙
To temper or mix unduly; to make disproportionate; to change the due proportions of.
∙
To derange the functions of, whether bodily, mental, or spiritual; to disorder; to disease.
∙
To deprive of temper or moderation; to disturb; to ruffle; to make disaffected, ill-humoured, or malignant.
∙
To intoxicate.
∙
To paint using distemper.
∙
To mix (colours) in the way of distemper.