distemper

Definitions of distemper in various dictionaries:

noun - any of various infectious viral diseases of animals

noun - an angry and disagreeable mood

noun - paint made by mixing the pigments with water and a binder

noun - a painting created with paint that is made by mixing the pigments with water and a binder

noun - a method of painting in which the pigments are mixed with water and a binder

verb - paint with distemper

An infectious viral disease occurring in dogs, characterized by loss of appetite, a catarrhal discharge from the eyes and nose, vomiting, fever, lethargy, partial paralysis caused by destruction of myelinated nerve tissue, and sometimes death.

A similar viral disease of cats characterized by fever, vomiting, diarrhea leading to dehydration, and sometimes death.

Any of various similar mammalian diseases.

An illness or a disease; an ailment: “He died... of a broken heart, a distemper which kills many more than is generally imagined” (Henry Fielding).

Ill humor; testiness.

Disorder or disturbance, especially of a social or political nature.

To put out of order.

To unsettle; derange.

A process of painting in which pigments are mixed with water and a glue-size or casein binder, used for flat wall decoration or scenic and poster painting.

The paint used in this process.

A painting made by this process.

To mix (powdered pigments or colors) with water and size.

To paint (a work) in distemper.