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tantrum

Pronunciation:  'tantrum

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 Definition: [n]  a display of bad temper; "he had a fit"; "she threw a tantrum"; "he made a scene"
 
 Synonyms: conniption, fit, scene
 
 See Also: bad temper, ill temper

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Tan"trum\, n.
A whim, or burst of ill-humor; an affected air. [Colloq.]
--Thackeray.

 

 

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