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dis·tem·per ¹  (ds-tmpr)

n.

1.

a. An infectious viral disease occurring in dogs, characterized by loss of appetite, a catarrhal discharge from the eyes and nose, vomiting, fever, lethargy, partial paralysis caused by destruction of myelinated nerve tissue, and sometimes death. Also called canine distemper.

b. A similar viral disease of cats characterized by fever, vomiting, diarrhea leading to dehydration, and sometimes death. Also called feline distemper, panleukopenia.

c. Any of various similar mammalian diseases.

2. An illness or disease; an ailment: "He died . . . of a broken heart, a distemper which kills many more than is generally imagined" Henry Fielding.

3. Ill humor; testiness.

4. Disorder or disturbance, especially of a social or political nature.

tr.v. dis·tem·pered, dis·tem·per·ing, dis·tem·pers

1. To put out of order.

2. Archaic To unsettle; derange.

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[From Middle English distemperen, to upset the balance of the humors, from Old French destemprer, to disturb, from Late Latin distemperre : Latin dis-, dis- + Latin temperre, to mix properly.]

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distemper ¹

Noun

a highly contagious viral disease that can affect young dogs [Latin dis- apart + temperare to regulate]

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distemper ²

Noun

paint mixed with water, glue, etc. which is used for painting walls

Verb

to paint with distemper [Latin dis- (intensive) + temperare to mingle]

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distemper  (ds-tmpr)

1. An infectious disease occurring especially in dogs, caused by the canine distemper virus of the genus Morbillivirus. It is characterized by loss of appetite, a discharge from the eyes and nose, vomiting, fever, lethargy, partial paralysis caused by destruction of myelinated nerve tissue, and sometimes death.

2. An infectious disease of cats caused by the feline panleukopenia virus of the genus Parvovirus, characterized by fever, vomiting, diarrhea leading to dehydration, and sometimes death.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	distemper - any of various infectious viral diseases of animals animal disease - a disease that typically does not affect human beings canine distemper - a viral disease of young dogs characterized by high fever and respiratory inflammation equine distemper, strangles - an acute bacterial disease of horses characterized by inflammation of the mucous membranes
	2.	distemper - an angry and disagreeable mood ill humor, ill humour humour, mood, temper, humor - a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling; "whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time"; "he was in a bad humor" moodiness - a sullen gloomy feeling choler, crossness, fretfulness, fussiness, irritability, peevishness, petulance - an irritable petulant feeling
	3.	distemper - paint made by mixing the pigments with water and a binder paint, pigment - a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating; "artists use `paint' and `pigment' interchangeably"
	4.	distemper - a painting created with paint that is made by mixing the pigments with water and a binder painting, picture - graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface; "a small painting by Picasso"; "he bought the painting as an investment"; "his pictures hang in the Louvre"
	5.	distemper - a method of painting in which the pigments are mixed with water and a binder; used for painting posters or murals or stage scenery painting - creating a picture with paints; "he studied painting and sculpture for many years"
Verb	1.	distemper - paint with distemper artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" paint - make a painting; "he painted all day in the garden"; "He painted a painting of the garden"

Translations

distemper [dɪsˈtɛmpəʳ] n [of dogs] → moquillo

distemper [dɪsˈtɛmpəʳ] n (= paint) → détrempe f, badigeon m [of dogs]; maladie f de Carré

distemper [dɪsˈtɛmpəʳ] n (paint) → Temperafarbe f;

(disease of dogs) → Staupe f

distemper [dɪsˈtɛmpəʳ] n (paint) → tempera; [of dogs] → cimurro

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distemper

n distemper [diˈstempə]

1 a kind of paint used on walls. muurkalk, witselطِلاء جيري للحيطانтуткална бояtemperová barvalimfarvedie Tempera-, Leimfarbeυδρόχρωμαtempleliimvärvنقاشی با رنگ پروردهliimaväridétrempeסִיד, צֶבָעएक प्रकार का पेंटslikati temperama, duševna poremećenostfalfestéksejenis cat tembokvatnsmálningtempera水性塗料(페인트의 일종) 디스템퍼klijiniai dažaitemperasejenis cat temboktemperalimfargetemperatêmperatemperaтемпераtemperová farbatemperatemperatemperaภาพวาดบนผนังbadana boyası膠畫顏料，不高興темпераدیواروں کو رنگنے کے لۓ استعمال ہونے والا روغنthuật vẽ màu keo胶画颜料，不高兴

2 an infectious disease especially in dogs. hondesiekteسُل الكِلابкуча чумаpsinkahundesygedie Hundegrippeκολλητική ασθένεια σκύλωνmoquillokoertekatkنوعی بیماری ویروسی در سگ هاdysenterieסוּג כָּלֶבֶתअस्वस्‍थ्य कर देना, बिगाड़नाpseća kugaszopornyicapenyakit anjingcimurroジステンパー（犬などの急性伝染病）šunų marassuņu sērgapenyakit anjinghondenziektevalpesykenosówkaa dizolvaсобачья чумаpsinkaštenećakvalpsjukaโรคติดเชื้อของสัตว์it marazı犬熱病собача чумаجانوروں خصوصا کتّوں کا ایک مرضbệnh sốt ho của chó犬热病