distemperature Meaning, Definition & Usage

Dis*tem"per*a*ture noun

Definitions

1. Bad temperature; intemperateness; excess of heat or cold, or of other qualities; as, the distemperature of the air. Obs.
2. Disorder; confusion. Shak.
3. Disorder of body; slight illness; distemper.

   A huge infectious troop Of pale distemperatures and foes to life. Shak.

4. Perturbation of mind; mental uneasiness.

   Sprinkled a little patience on the heat of his distemperature. Sir W. Scott.