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conniption

English

Etymology

Since 1833, from American English. Unknown origin, perhaps related to corruption or captious.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /k??n?p.??n/

Noun

conniption (plural conniptions)

  1. (informal) A fit of anger or panic; conniption fit.
    • 2001, Slipknot, "My Plague", Iowa.
    When she came downstairs and saw what her children were eating, she had a conniption.
    ...threatened by the conniptions gripping Wall Street (Businessweek Oct.20, 2008)
  2. A fit of laughing; convulsion.
    The joke was not that funny, but he went into conniptions laughing.

Synonyms

  • (fit of anger or panic): see Thesaurus:tantrum

Translations

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tantrum

English

Etymology

From earlier tanterum. Further etymology unknown. Possibly from Tamil ???????? (tantiram, “stratagem, cunning, ruse, tactic, trickery”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?tænt??m/

Noun

tantrum (plural tantrums)

  1. An often childish display or fit of bad temper.

Synonyms

  • (childish display of bad temper): dummy spit, hissy fit, see also Thesaurus:tantrum

Derived terms

  • temper tantrum
  • throw a tantrum

Translations

Verb

tantrum (third-person singular simple present tantrums, present participle tantruming or tantrumming, simple past and past participle tantrumed or tantrummed)

  1. (intransitive) To throw a tantrum.

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