I.
noun
1 tendency to become angry easily
ADJECTIVE
▪ bad , explosive , fierce , fiery , hot , nasty , terrible , violent , volatile
▪ quick , short
▪ uncontrollable
… OF TEMPER
▪ display , fit , flash , outburst
▪
He broke the chair in a fit of violent ~.
VERB + TEMPER
▪ have
▪
He has a nasty ~.
▪ control , keep
▪
I only just managed to keep my ~ with him.
▪ lose
▪
She loses her ~ easily.
TEMPER + VERB
▪ flare , rise
▪
Tempers flared as the traffic jam became worse.
▪ cool , cool down
TEMPER + NOUN
▪ tantrum
PREPOSITION
▪ in a ~
▪
She stormed out of the room in a ~.
PHRASES
▪ keep your ~ in check , keep your ~ under control
▪
He had to learn to keep his ~ under control before he could become a teacher.
2 way you are feeling
ADJECTIVE
▪ bad , filthy ( esp. BrE ), foul , ill , terrible
▪
Peter's comments were responsible for her ill ~.
▪ good
▪ frayed
▪
Frayed ~s at the end led to three players being sent off.
VERB + TEMPER
▪ improve
TEMPER + VERB
▪ improve
▪ fray
PREPOSITION
▪ in a ~
▪
He stormed out of the room in a ~.
II.
verb
Temper is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ enthusiasm , ↑ expectation , ↑ steel