Collocations withtemper
These are words often used in combination withtemper.
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bad temper
But she has a bad temper, and she has just let fly at him.
From theCambridge English Corpus
even temper
Can we proceed with the debate in an even temper?
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fiery temper
He was a man of enormous physical strength, with a fiery temper and a rather childish mind—a difficult combination.
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fit of temper
He has also, in a fit of temper, thrown a hearing aid across the room.
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ill temper
Anything that adds to this harassment—and, often, ill temper and bitterness—would be a disaster.
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violent temper
I read whether volition and determination, mysticism or neurasthenia, idleness, stinginess, parsimony, selfishness, sexuality, violent temper, diligence, accuracy, eagerness, velocity of thinking and acting were weak or strong in me.
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