1
a
archaic
: yellow bile
b
obsolete
: bile sense 1b
2
obsolete
: the quality or state of being bilious
3
: ready disposition to irritation : irascibility
also
: anger
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Examples of choler in a Sentence
he felt his choler rising and choked back an angry reply
the boss's reputation for choler made many employees reluctant to ask questions
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Mina Seçkin, refinery29.com, 17 Nov. 2021
But Trump’s Achilles-like choler is also an Achilles heel.
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“Choler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/choler. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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