n. 1 a disease of some animals, esp. dogs, causing fever, coughing, and catarrh. 2 archaic political disorder. [earlier as verb, = upset, derange: ME f. LL distemperare (as DIS-, temperare mingle correctly)]
DISTEMPER
Meaning of DISTEMPER in English
English main colloquial, spoken dictionary. Английский основной разговорный словарь. 2012