The state or process of being distempered; disorder or emotional disturbance.
From distemper + -ment (suffix forming nouns). The -ment suffix comes from Old French and Latin, creating nouns that express the result or product of an action.
The -ment suffix is subtle but powerful—it transforms actions into their results, which is why 'management' is what managers do, 'punishment' is what results from punishing, and 'distemperment' is what results from becoming distempered.
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