temper

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈtɛmpə/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈtɛmpɚ/

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Noun

Singular temper

Plural tempers

1. (countable & uncountable) If you have a temper, you often get mad quickly.

   Because of my temper, when I saw what he had done, I got very angry.

2. One's temper can be one's nature.

   Count Cross-Stitch's genial temper makes him a charming house guest.

Related words

• anger

Verb

Plain form temper

Third-person singular tempers

Past tense tempered

Past participle tempered

Present participle tempering

1. If you temper a material, you toughen it by heat treatment.
   • Synonyms: strengthen and anneal