violent temper

collocation in English

meaningsofviolentandtemper

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violent
adjective
uk
/ˈvaɪə.lənt/us
/ˈvaɪə.lənt/
using force to hurt ...
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temper
noun
uk
/ˈtem.pər/us
/ˈtem.pɚ/
the tendency to become angry ...
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(Definition ofviolentandtemperfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofviolent temper

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I read whether volition and determination, mysticism or neurasthenia, idleness, stinginess, parsimony, selfishness, sexuality,violenttemper, diligence, accuracy, eagerness, velocity of thinking and acting were weak or strong in me.
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He told us at the outset of his remarks that he had aviolenttemper.
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He may be a nervous man, and his captain a man ofviolenttemper, in which case it may be vital for him to put his complaint in writing.
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He was a man of enormous energy but with aviolenttemper.
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Living up to his species' reputation, he is brutal and tyrannical, and has aviolenttemper.
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He was born to a powerful father who was known to have aviolenttemper.
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Lichton was extremely strong and had a reputation for having aviolenttemper.
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She has a dynamic, independent personality, but a dangerously short andviolenttemper.
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He displayed aviolenttemperand kept his power by threatening to resign time and again.
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He was known for his hot andviolenttemper.
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While well-liked, he displayed aviolenttemperthroughout his adult life.
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Her parents divorced because of her father's wayward follies and hisviolenttemper.
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She was someone that you never wanted to cross because of herviolenttemper.
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Holland had aviolenttemper, which got him in trouble several times.
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He also suffered from a reputation as a man of short,violenttemperwho was hostile toward the press and received hostility in return.
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He is a loner with aviolenttemperthat bristles whenever he feels society is grinding down on him.
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He grew to a prodigious height but in temperament he followed his father and was surly and uncooperative, given to sudden outbreaks ofviolenttemper.
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The doctor becomes notorious for terrorizing the local village because of his quarrelsome personality andviolenttemper.
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Thisviolenttemperalso means that in captivity, males can not be in the same vivarium, as they engage in violent fights that could cause physical injury.
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