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1. Any of various infectious viral diseases of animals
    
2. An angry and disagreeable mood
   - ill humor [US], ill humour [Brit, Cdn]
    
3. Paint made by mixing the pigments with water and a binder
    
4. A painting created with paint that is made by mixing the pigments with water and a binder
    
5. A method of painting in which the pigments are mixed with water and a binder; used for painting posters, murals or stage scenery

1. (art) paint with distemper

Derived forms: distempered, distempering, distempers

Type of: animal disease, humor [US], humour [Brit, Cdn], mood, paint, painting, picture, pigment, temper

Encyclopedia: Distemper