CONNIPTION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A display of bad temper

Example:

he made a scene

Synonyms:

conniption; fit; scene; tantrum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("conniption" is a kind of...):

bad temper; ill temper (a persisting angry mood)

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