distemper
verb (1)
dis·tem·per
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distempered;
distempering;
distempers
Definition of distemper
(Entry 1 of 4)
distemper
noun (1)Definition of distemper (Entry 2 of 4)
1
: bad humor or temper
2
: a disordered or abnormal bodily state especially of quadruped mammals: such as
a
: a highly contagious virus disease of canines and especially of dogs that is caused by a morbillivirus (species Canine distemper virus) and is marked by fever, leukopenia, and respiratory, gastrointestinal, and neurological symptoms
— called also canine distemper
b
: strangles
c
: panleukopenia
distemper
noun (2)Definition of distemper (Entry 3 of 4)
1
: a process of painting in which the pigments are mixed with an emulsion of egg yolk, with size, or with white of egg as a vehicle and which is used for painting scenery and murals
2a
: the paint or the prepared ground used in the distemper process
b
: a painting done in distemper
3
: any of various water-based paints
distemper
verb (2)
distempered;
distempering;
distempers
Definition of distemper (Entry 4 of 4)
: to paint in or with distemper
Other Words from distemper
Noun (1)
distemperate
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adjective
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adjective
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distemper
noun
dis·tem·per
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Medical Definition of distemper
: a disordered or abnormal bodily state especially of quadruped mammals: as
a
: a highly contagious virus disease especially of dogs that is marked by fever, leukopenia, and respiratory, gastrointestinal, and neurological symptoms and that is caused by a paramyxovirus of the genus Morbillivirus (species Canine distemper virus)
— called also canine distemper
b
: strangles
c
: panleukopenia
d
: a severe frequently fatal infectious nasopharyngeal inflammation of rabbits
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