1. Plural of choler; fits or outbursts of anger; irascibility.
Usage: archaic or literary; often used in historical or classical contexts
2. In medieval and Renaissance medicine, one of the four humors; yellow bile, believed to cause anger and irritability when in excess.
Usage: archaic; historical medical theory

Examples

• The king's frequent cholers made him feared by his courtiers.
• Medieval physicians attributed his violent cholers to an imbalance of the four humors.
• She struggled to control her cholers during heated debates.
• His cholers often led to regrettable decisions.
• The character's unpredictable cholers drove the plot of the tragedy.
• Ancient texts describe cholers as a sign of a passionate temperament.