Bucket 91 — Emotional Extremes & Tempers

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Choleric

• Urdu: جلد غصہ ہونے والا
• Meaning: easily angered or bad-tempered
• Synonyms: irascible, hot-tempered
• Antonyms: calm, placid
• ✍️ Use: The choleric official often reacted angrily to criticism.
• 🧠 Hook: Think of a person whose temper boils quickly.

Irascible

• Urdu: چڑچڑا، جلد غصہ ہونے والا
• Meaning: easily irritated or angered
• Synonyms: choleric, testy
• Antonyms: placid, patient
• ✍️ Use: An irascible manager can create unnecessary tension in a workplace.
• 🧠 Hook: Irate quickly.

Sanguine

• Urdu: پرامید، پُراعتماد
• Meaning: cheerfully optimistic and hopeful
• Synonyms: optimistic, buoyant
• Antonyms: pessimistic, gloomy
• ✍️ Use: Despite the crisis, the minister remained sanguine about the economy.
• 🧠 Hook: Sanguine = confidently hopeful.

Splenetic

• Urdu: چڑچڑا، بد مزاج
• Meaning: irritable, spiteful, or bad-tempered
• Synonyms: peevish, irritable
• Antonyms: good-natured, amiable
• ✍️ Use: His splenetic remarks damaged an otherwise constructive discussion.
• 🧠 Hook: Spleen traditionally associated with bad temper.

Surly

• Urdu: بدتمیز، ترش رو
• Meaning: rude, unfriendly, or bad-tempered
• Synonyms: gruff, hostile
• Antonyms: courteous, friendly
• ✍️ Use: The surly response discouraged further discussion.
• 🧠 Hook: A rude, unfriendly manner.