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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmalumore
Pronunciation / Transliteration: mah-loo-mo-reh
"Il suo malumore è evidente a tutti."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A tendency to become easily angered, irritable, or annoyed.
"His bad temper often made it difficult for colleagues to approach him with constructive criticism." - 2
A temporary state of crossness or ill humor.
"She was in a bad temper all morning after missing her usual train."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the Old English 'bæd' (wicked, faulty) and the Middle English 'temper' from the Latin 'temperare' (to moderate, blend), originally referring to a bodily balance of humors. Over time, 'temper' evolved to mean a person's state of mind, and 'bad temper' became the standard idiom for irritable or angry dispositions.
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mauvaise humeur
Transliteration: mov-ez y-moor
"Il est de mauvaise humeur aujourd'hui."
schlechte Laune
Transliteration: shlekh-te low-ne
"Wegen des Regens hat er schlechte Laune."
malumore
Transliteration: mah-loo-mo-reh
"Il suo malumore è evidente a tutti."
mal humor
Transliteration: mal oo-mor
"No te acerques a él cuando está de mal humor."
mau humor
Transliteration: mow oo-mor
"O mau humor dele estragou a festa."
चिड़चिड़ापन
Transliteration: chidchidapan
"उसका चिड़चिड़ापन किसी को पसंद नहीं आया।"
坏脾气
Transliteration: huài píqi
"他今天早上心情不好，一直发脾气。"
짜증
Transliteration: jjajeung
"그의 짜증 섞인 목소리가 모두를 불편하게 했다."
不機嫌
Transliteration: fukigen
"部長の不機嫌な態度に全員が緊張した。"
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