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distemper
late 14c. (v.), 1550s (n.), from L.
distemperare
"vex, make ill," lit. "upset the proper balance of bodily humors," from
dis-
"un-, not" +
temperare
"mingle in the proper proportion" (see
temper
). Related:
Distempered
.
