bad temper

collocation in English

meaningsofbadandtemper

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bad
adjective
uk
/bæd/us
/bæd/
unpleasant and ...
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temper
noun
uk
/ˈtem.pər/us
/ˈtem.pɚ/
the tendency to become angry ...
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(Definition ofbadandtemperfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbad temper

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But she has abadtemper, and she has just let fly at him.
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There will be a prolongation of negotiations, causing irrit- ability andbadtemper.
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It is frustrating to be stuck in traffic, which causesbadtemper, accidents and so on.
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Will you remember what the minister said about your disobedience andbadtemper?
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Any suggestion that there has been an unseemly row orbadtemperis certainly unfounded.
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There were obviously passions roused,badtemperand ill feeling.
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So much of the trouble which comes on our roads comes from frustration andbadtemper.
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This causes furtherbadtemperand further bad driving in the long run.
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I may add this, not in anybadtemperor spiteful spirit.
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I do not think there is the slightest need forbadtemperin the matter.
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But merebadtemperand loose policies will not end the war.
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We have had both good humour andbadtemperin this morning's debates.
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It produces, on the contrary,badtemper, erratic driving and febrile apprehension.
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An official may do that in a moment ofbadtemper.
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There seems to be a lot of verybadtemperabout it.
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Recent contributions suggest that thebadtemperis more universal.
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There have been some dubious points of order and there has been somebadtemper.
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I can only put hisbadtemperdown to the lateness of the hour.
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In that petulance andbadtemper, they forget, or show less than regard for, our constitution.
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His weak case may have accounted for hisbadtemper.
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