noun
a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger
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his temper was well known to all his employees
• Syn: ↑temper, ↑biliousness, ↑irritability, ↑peevishness, ↑pettishness, ↑snappishness
• Derivationally related forms: ↑surly, ↑snappish (for: ↑snappishness), ↑pettish (for: ↑pettishness), ↑irritable (for: ↑irritability), ↑temper (for: ↑temper)
• Hypernyms: ↑ill nature
• Hyponyms: ↑querulousness
Useful english dictionary. 2012.