distemperature

American  

[dis-tem-per-uh-cher] / dɪsˈtɛm pər ə tʃər /

noun

1. a distempered or disordered condition; disturbance of health, mind, or temper.

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Etymology

Origin of distemperature

1525–35; obsolete distemperate ( dis- ¹ + temperate ) + -ure

Example Sentences

At your birth, Our grandam Earth, having this distemperature, In passion shook.

From King Henry IV, Part 1 by Shakespeare, William

Her Gracious Majesty the Queen of England hath no such distemperature as that you name, and keepeth no sort of familiar fiend.

From Sir Mortimer by Johnston, Mary

There wons within these pleasaunt shady woods, Where neither storm nor sun's distemperature Have power to hurt by cruel heat or cold, ...

From Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama A Literary Inquiry, with Special Reference to the Pre-Restoration Stage in England by Greg, Walter W.

Then he spoke of you, Francis, asking whether I had discovered the cause of your recent distemperature.

From The Fool Errant Being the Memoirs of Francis-Anthony Strelley, Esq., Citizen of Lucca by Hewlett, Maurice Henry

How now, Anaides! what is it hath conjured up this distemperature in the circle of your face?

From Cynthia's Revels by Jonson, Ben