distemper[verb]Synonyms: disorder, derange, disarrange, disarray, discompose, disjoint, disturb, mix up, muddle, rummage
[noun]Synonyms: disorder, anarchism, anarchy, misrule, riot
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dis‧tem‧per /dɪˈstempə $ -ər/
noun [uncountable][
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Late Latin;
Origin: distemperare 'to combine (liquids in the body that affect health) wrongly']
1. a serious infectious disease that affects animals, especially dogs
2. British English a type of paint that you mix with water to paint walls
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