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cólera — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • choler noun Yellow bile.
  • cholera noun A severe intestinal infection caused by bacteria in contaminated water or food, causing extreme diarrhoea and dehydration.
  • fury noun Extreme or wild anger.
  • wrath noun Intense anger, often with a desire for revenge.

Senses

cólera is used for these senses in English:

  • cholera (pathology) Any of several acute infectious diseases of humans and domestic animals, caused by certain strains of the Vibrio cholerae bacterium through ingestion of contaminated water or food, usually marked by severe gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting, and dehydration.
  • fury Extreme anger.
  • wrath (uncountable, formal) Great anger; (countable) an instance of this.

choler — full definition

  1. noun Yellow bile.
  2. noun Anger or irritability.

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