n. 25B6; noun
he walked out in a temper : (FIT OF) RAGE, fury, fit of pique, tantrum, (bad) mood, pet, sulk, huff; informal grump, snit; Brit. informal strop, paddy; Brit. informal, dated bate, wax; N. Amer. informal hissy fit.
a display of temper : ANGER, fury, rage, annoyance, vexation, irritation, irritability, ill humour, spleen, pique, petulance, testiness, tetchiness, crabbiness; Brit. informal stroppiness; poetic/literary ire, choler.
she struggled to keep her temper : COMPOSURE, equanimity, self-control, self-possession, sangfroid, calm, good humour; informal cool.
25B6; verb
the steel is tempered by heat : HARDEN, strengthen, toughen, fortify, anneal.
their idealism is tempered with realism : MODERATE, modify, modulate, mitigate, alleviate, reduce, weaken, lighten, soften.
25A0; lose one's temper GET ANGRY, fly into a rage, erupt, lose control, go berserk, breathe fire, flare up, boil over; informal go mad, go crazy, go bananas, have a fit, see red, fly off the handle, blow one's top, do one's nut, hit the roof, go off the deep end, go ape, flip, lose one's rag, freak out; Brit. informal go spare, go crackers, throw a wobbly.