The Collaborative International Dictionary
Distemperature \Dis*tem"per*a*ture\ (?; 135), n.
Bad temperature; intemperateness; excess of heat or cold, or of other qualities; as, the distemperature of the air.
Disorder; confusion.
--Shak.-
Disorder of body; slight illness; distemper.
A huge infectious troop Of pale distemperatures and foes to life.
--Shak. -
Perturbation of mind; mental uneasiness.
Sprinkled a little patience on the heat of his distemperature.
--Sir W. Scott.
Wiktionary
n. 1 (context now rare English) A state of adverse or unhealthy atmospheric conditions. 2 (context now rare English) Unhealthy imbalance of bodily humours; a disorder.
Usage examples of "distemperature".
Were you aware that it is the opinion of most modern physicians that an astounding number of diseases, distemperatures, and infections find their root and origin in poor dental hygiene!