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(now rare) A state of adverse or unhealthy atmospheric conditions. / (now rare) Unhealthy imbalance of bodily humours; a disorder.

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distemperature

Source Word

distemperature

IPA(Pronunciation)

Noun

archaic countable uncountable

Japanese Meaning

不健康な、または逆効果の大気の状態（悪環境下の状態） / 体液の不健康な不均衡（体液異常、体内の不調）

After several days of stagnant air and foul odors, the town was declared to be suffering from distemperature.

数日間、空気が停滞して悪臭が漂った後、その町は有害な大気状態に悩まされていると宣言された。

Sense（1）

(now rare) A state of adverse or unhealthy atmospheric conditions.

Sense（2）

(now rare) Unhealthy imbalance of bodily humours; a disorder.

, New York, 2001, p.224:

Standing waters, thick and ill-coloured, […] cause foul distemperatures in the body and mind of man […]

distemperatures

（ plural ）