Choleric — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

easily moved to anger; - H.G.Wells

quickly aroused to anger

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːʔn̩sˌiːd/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɪdʒɪtəlz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɪdʒɪtəlz/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːʔn̩sˌiːd/.

Examples

men of the choleric type take to kicking and smashing
a hotheaded commander
a choleric outburst

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

quick-tempered irascible short-tempered hotheaded hot-tempered

Parts of Speech

adjective	easily moved to anger; - H.G.Wells “men of the choleric type take to kicking and smashing”
adjective	quickly aroused to anger “a hotheaded commander”
adjective	characterized by anger “a choleric outburst”

Word Forms

choler	noun	a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
irascibility	noun	a feeling of resentful anger

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

cholerisch

leicht in Wut geraten; - H.G.Wells

🇫🇷French

colérique

facilement mis en colère; - H.G. Wells

🇪🇸Spanish

colérico

se enoja fácilmente; - H.G.Wells

🇮🇹Italian

collerico

facilmente mosso alla rabbia; - H.G.Wells

🇳🇱Dutch

cholerisch

gemakkelijk tot woede bewogen; - H.G.Wells

🇵🇹Portuguese

colérico

facilmente movido pela raiva; - HG Wells

🇷🇺Russian

холерик

легко впадает в гнев; - Герберт Уэллс

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चिड़चिड़ा

आसानी से क्रोधित हो जाते हैं; - एच.जी.वेल्स

🇧🇩Bengali

কলেরিক

সহজেই রাগের দিকে চলে যায়; - এইচ জি ওয়েলস

🇮🇳Tamil

கோலெரிக்

எளிதில் கோபத்திற்கு நகரும்; - எச்.ஜி.வெல்ஸ்

🇮🇳Telugu

కోలెరిక్

సులభంగా కోపం తరలించబడింది; - హెచ్.జి.వెల్స్

🇮🇳Marathi

कोलेरिक

सहज राग येणे; - एच.जी.वेल्स

🇮🇳Gujarati

કોલેરિક

સરળતાથી ગુસ્સો ખસેડવામાં; - એચ.જી.વેલ્સ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೋಲೆರಿಕ್

ಸುಲಭವಾಗಿ ಕೋಪಕ್ಕೆ ತೆರಳಿದರು; - ಎಚ್.ಜಿ.ವೆಲ್ಸ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

കോളറിക്

എളുപ്പത്തിൽ കോപത്തിലേക്ക് നീങ്ങുന്നു; - എച്ച്.ജി.വെൽസ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੋਲੈਰਿਕ

ਆਸਾਨੀ ਨਾਲ ਗੁੱਸੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਚਲੇ ਗਏ; - ਐਚ.ਜੀ.ਵੇਲਸ

🇵🇰Urdu

کولیریک

آسانی سے غصے میں منتقل; - H.G.Wells

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

胆汁质的

容易动怒； ——H·G·威尔斯

🇯🇵Japanese

胆汁性の

すぐに怒りに駆られる。 - H.G.ウェルズ

🇰🇷Korean

화 잘 내는

쉽게 화를 낸다. - H.G.웰스

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bệnh nóng giận

dễ nổi giận; - H.G.Wells

🇹🇭Thai

เจ้าอารมณ์

โกรธง่าย; - เอช.จี.เวลส์

🇮🇩Indonesian

mudah tersinggung

mudah marah; - H.G.Wells

🇲🇾Malay

kolerik

mudah marah; - H.G.Wells

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كولي

ينتقل بسهولة إلى الغضب. - إتش جي ويلز

🇮🇷Persian

وبا

به راحتی به خشم منتقل می شود. - اچ.جی.ولز

🇹🇷Turkish

asabi

kolayca öfkeye kapılır; -H.G.Wells

🇮🇱Hebrew

כולרי

מועבר בקלות לכעס; - H.G.Wells

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