| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. A person's customary manner of emotional response: complexion, disposition, humor, nature, temperament. See BE. 2. A temporary state of mind or feeling: frame of mind, humor, mood, spirit (used in plural), vein. See FEELINGS. 3. A prevailing quality, as of thought, behavior, or attitude: climate, mood, spirit, tone. See ATTITUDE. 4. A tendency to become angry or irritable: irascibility, irascibleness, spleen, temperament, tetchiness. Informal : dander. Slang : short fuse. Idioms: low boiling point. See FEELINGS. 5. An angry outburst: fit2, huff, passion, tantrum. Informal : conniption, conniption fit. See FEELINGS. | | VERB: | To make or become less severe or extreme: moderate, mute, qualify, soften, subdue, tame, tone down. See INCREASE.
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