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tantrum

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tan·trum  (tntrm)
n.
A fit of bad temper. Also called regionally hissy2, hissy fit.

[Origin unknown.]

tantrum
Noun
a childish outburst of bad temper [origin unknown]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.tantrumtantrum - a display of bad temper; "he had a fit"; "she threw a tantrum"; "he made a scene"
bad temper, ill temper - a persisting angry mood

tantrum
noun outburst, temper, hysterics, fit, storm, paddy Brit. (informal) wax (informal), chiefly Brit. flare-up, paroxysm, bate Brit. (slang) ill humour, foulie Austral. (slang) hissy fit (informal)
Translations
Spanish tantrum [ˈtæntrəm] nrabieta;
to throw a tantrum → coger una rabieta

French tantrum [ˈtæntrəm] naccès m de colère;
to throw a tantrum → piquer une colère

German tantrum [ˈtæntrəm] nWutanfall m;
to throw a tantrum → einen Wutanfall bekommen

Italian tantrum [ˈtæntrəm] naccesso di collera;
to throw a tantrum → fare le bizze

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Twice, in a tantrum, she had done this during their earlier married life.
Tom, smoking his pipe and cuddling his youngest-born on his knees, dropped an eyelid surreptitiously on his cheek in token that Sarah was in a tantrum.
Because, before you went into any tantrum about yourself, who are--'
 
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