Meaning of choler in English

1. Pronunciation

   /ˈkɑlər/

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1. Noun

   choler

   Etymology

   late Middle English (also denoting diarrhea): from Old French colere‘bile, anger’, from Latin cholera‘diarrhea’ (from Greek kholera), which in late Latin acquired the senses ‘bile or anger’, from Greek kholē‘bile’

   Definitions

   1. an irritable petulant feeling
2. 2. a strong emotion

   Examples

   • « a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance »
3. 3. a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the liver and to cause irritability and anger