English → Latin
“distemper” in Latin
intemperiēsintemperance, inclemency; immoderate rains, tempest, storm; calamity; intemperate behavior, outrageous conduct, fury, maintemperātusuntempered, inclement; immoderate, excessivenimiusexcessive, too great, too much; beyond measure
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
distemper s.
intemperies (general term of seasons, the mind, etc.; also want of temper in a person).
Disease, Vid:
State of political disorder; Vid: DISTURBANCE.
distemper v.
[Vid: To DISEASE, To DISTURB.][Vid: To DISEASE, To DISTURB.]
Distempered, intemperatus: nimius (excessive; as in “distempered zeal”: intemperata benevolentia).
Disaffected, Vid.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for distemper?
- The usual Latin words for “distemper” are intemperiēs, intemperātus, nimius. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.