tempers
They can flare
Tempers is the plural of temper, most often appearing in phrases about anger.
When tempers flare or tempers run high, people are getting angry.
Tempers frayed as the meeting dragged on.
The verb tempers means to moderate or soften: Experience tempers idealism.
In metalworking, one tempers steel by heating and cooling it to achieve desired hardness.
Intense, violent anger
- furyIntense violent anger
- wrathFierce, punishing anger
- ireIntense fury
- outburstSudden emotional release
tantrum · flare-up · eruption · explosion · irritation · annoyance · frustration · exasperation
Carbon-hardened iron alloy
- hardeningBecoming less soft
- annealingHeat-softening of metals
- quenchingRapid cooling process
- forgingShaping heated metal; faking documents
blade · toughening · brittleness · ductility · strength · resilience · furnace · cooling
Reduces intensity or hardness
- mitigatesMakes something less harsh
- mollifiesReduces someone's anger
- easesReduces severity or difficulty
- lessensMakes smaller in degree
reduces · dilutes · tones · adjusts · balances · qualifies · restrains · checks
Unshakable mental steadiness
- calmnessPeaceful mental state
- self-controlAbility to restrain impulses
- restraintControl over impulses
- patienceCalm during delays
poise · coolness · serenity · steadiness · balance · sangfroid · unflappability · level-headedness
Prevailing emotional condition
- humorAmusing quality
- natureInherent quality or disposition
- characterNature, symbol, or role
- demeanorOutward manner, conduct
irritability · moodiness · volatility · mercurial · choleric · sanguine · phlegmatic · melancholic
rage
Intense, violent anger
outburst · tantrum · flare-up · eruption · explosion · irritation · annoyance · frustration · exasperation · indignation
steel
Carbon-hardened iron alloy
forging · blade · toughening · brittleness · ductility · strength · resilience · furnace · cooling · smithing
softens
Reduces intensity or hardness
- mitigatesMakes something less harsh
- mollifiesReduces someone's anger
- easesReduces severity or difficulty
lessens · reduces · dilutes · tones · adjusts · balances · qualifies · restrains · checks · curbs
equanimity
Unshakable mental steadiness
- calmnessPeaceful mental state
- self-controlAbility to restrain impulses
- restraintControl over impulses
patience · poise · coolness · serenity · steadiness · balance · sangfroid · unflappability · level-headedness · forbearance
mood
Prevailing emotional condition
demeanor · irritability · moodiness · volatility · mercurial · choleric · sanguine · phlegmatic · melancholic · even-keeled
temperscalm
Free from agitation
composure · equanimity · serenity · tranquility · patience
tempersinflames
Arouses intense emotion
intensifies · excites · aggravates · exacerbates · amplifies
- lose your temperAbruptly give into anger
- room temperatureStandard indoor thermal level
- lose my temperBecome suddenly angry
- temper tantrumExplosive emotional outburst
- lose one's temperReact with sudden anger
- short temperProneness to sudden anger
temper, temperature, temperate, temperament, tempered, temperance, tempering, intemperate, intemperance