'Choler' definitions:
Definition of 'choler'
(from WordNet)
noun
An irritable petulant feeling [syn: irritability, crossness, fretfulness, fussiness, peevishness, petulance, choler]
noun
A strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance [syn: anger, choler, ire]
noun
A humor that was once believed to be secreted by the liver and to cause irritability and anger [syn: yellow bile, choler]
Definition of 'Choler'
From: GCIDE
- Choler \Chol"er\, n. [OE. coler, F. col[`e]re anger, L. cholera a bilious complaint, fr. Gr. ? cholera, fr. ?, cholh`, bile. See Gall, and cf. Cholera.]
- 1. The bile; -- formerly supposed to be the seat and cause of irascibility. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- His [Richard Hooker's] complexion . . . was sanguine, with a mixture of choler; and yet his motion was slow. --I. Warton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Irritation of the passions; anger; wrath. [1913 Webster]
- He is rash and very sudden in choler. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'choler'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acerbity,
- acid,
- acidity,
- acidulousness,
- acrimony,
- anger,
- animosity,
- asperity,
- bad humor,
- bad temper,
- bile,
- biliousness,
- bitter resentment,
- bitterness,
- bitterness of spirit,
- causticity,
- corrosiveness,
- discontent,
- gall,
- gnashing of teeth,
- hard feelings,
- heartburning,
- ill humor,
- ill nature,
- ill temper,
- rancor,
- rankling,
- slow burn,
- soreness,
- sourness,
- spleen,
- virulence