Temper | Mean of temper in English Dictionary

/ˈtɛmpɚ/

• Noun
• the tendency of someone to become angry
1. She has a bad/hot/quick/terrible/violent temper.
2. That boy has quite a temper.
3. He needs to learn to control his temper.
4. Tempers flared [=people became angry] and a fight broke out.
5. After months of delays, tempers began to fray. [=people began to get angry]
• a state of being angry
1. She hit him in a fit of temper.
2. He slammed the door and left in a temper.
• calmness of mind
1. I lost my temper [=got angry] (with him) and yelled at him.
2. It's often difficult for parents not to lose their tempers.
3. He was upset but kept his temper. [=remained calm; did not become angry, begin shouting, etc.]

• the way that a person is feeling at a particular time
1. He is in a pleasant/foul temper.
• the usual attitude, mood, or behavior of a person or animal
1. a dog with a good/bad temper [=temperament, disposition]
2. She has an even temper. [=she does not easily become angry, upset, etc.]
• the ideas, attitudes, etc., that a group of people have especially during a particular period of time
1. Her novels capture the temper of the times.
• Verb
• to make (something) less severe or extreme
1. Higher interest rates have tempered [=lessened] the demand for new houses.
2. He tempered his criticism with a few words of encouragement. = He tempered his criticism by adding a few words of encouragement.
3. He believes in justice tempered with mercy.
• to cause (something, such as steel or glass) to become hard or strong by heating it and cooling it
1. The steel/glass must be properly tempered.