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choler

noun
cho·​ler | \ ˈkä-lər How to pronounce choler (audio) , ˈkō-\

Definition of choler

1a archaic : yellow bile
b obsolete : bile sense 1a
2 obsolete : the quality or state of being bilious
3 : ready disposition to irritation : irascibility also : anger
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Synonyms & Antonyms for choler

Synonyms

anger, angriness, birse [chiefly Scottish], furor, fury, indignation, irateness, ire, lividity, lividness, mad, madness, mood [archaic], outrage, rage, spleen, wrath, wrathfulness

Antonyms

delight, pleasure

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Examples of choler in a Sentence

he felt his choler rising and choked back an angry reply the boss's reputation for choler made many employees reluctant to ask questions

Recent Examples on the Web

 But Trump’s Achilles-like choler is also an Achilles heel. — Katy Waldman, Slate Magazine, "The president’s uncontrollable rage powers his ruthlessness—and his ineptitude.," 11 May 2017

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First Known Use of choler

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

History and Etymology for choler

Middle English coler, from Anglo-French colre, colere, from Latin cholera cholera, from Greek

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