temper

(n) a sudden outburst of anger
- his temper sparked like damp firewood
irritation, pique,
(n) a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
- whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time
- he was in a bad humor
humour, mood, humor,
(n) a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger
- his temper was well known to all his employees
pettishness, snappishness, surliness, biliousness, peevishness, irritability,
(n) the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking toughness,

(v) bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling
- temper glass
anneal, normalize,
(v) harden by reheating and cooling in oil
- temper steel
harden,
(v) adjust the pitch (of pianos)
(v) make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate
- she tempered her criticism
mollify, season,
(v) restrain chasten, moderate,

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