conniption

con·nip·tion

C0576400 (kə-nĭp′shən)n. Informal A fit of violent emotion, such as anger or panic. Also called conniption fit.

[Mock Latin, perhaps influenced by snip or snap.]

conniption

(kəˈnɪpʃən) n (often plural) slang US and Canadian a fit of rage or tantrums[C19: arbitrary pseudo-Latin coinage]

con•nip•tion

(kəˈnɪp ʃən)

n. Often, conniptions. a fit of hysterical excitement or anger. [1825–35, Amer.; orig. uncertain]

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Noun

conniption - a display of bad temper; "he had a fit"; "she threw a tantrum"; "he made a scene"fit, tantrum, scenebad temper, ill temper - a persisting angry mood

conniption

nounInformal. An angry outburst:fit, huff, passion, tantrum, temper.Informal: conniption fit.

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conniption

have a conniption fit

To become very or unreasonably angry or upset; to have an outburst of rage, frustration, or ill temper. My mom's going to have a conniption fit when she sees what happened to the car! I was so embarrassed when Danny started having a conniption fit in the grocery store.See also: conniption, fit, have

have a fit

To become very or unreasonably angry or upset; to have an outburst of rage, frustration, or ill temper. My mom's going to have a fit when she sees what happened to the car! I was so embarrassed when Danny started having a fit in the grocery store.See also: fit, have

conniption fit

An outburst of rage, frustration, or ill temper. My mom's going to have a conniption fit when she sees what happened to the car! I was so embarrassed when Danny started having a conniption fit in the grocery store.See also: conniption, fit

conniption

An outburst of rage, frustration, or ill temper. My mom's going to have a conniption when she sees what happened to the car! I was so embarrassed when Danny started having a conniption in the grocery store.

have a conniption

To become very or unreasonably angry or upset; to have an outburst of rage, frustration, or ill temper. My mom's going to have a conniption when she sees what happened to the car! I was so embarrassed when Danny started having a conniption in the grocery store.See also: conniption, have

have a conniption (fit)

Rur. to get angry or hysterical. (See also have a fit) I got so mad I thought I was going to have a conniption. My father had a conniption fit when I got home this morning.See also: conniption, have

have a fit

and throw a fitto be very angry; to show great anger. The teacher had a fit when the dog ran through the classroom. John threw a fit when he found his car had been damaged.See also: fit, have

have a fit

Also, have fits or a conniption fit ; take or throw a fit ; have kittens. Become extremely upset. For example, She'll have a fit when she sees Anne wearing the same dress, or Mom had a conniption fit when she heard about the broken mirror, or Don't take a fit-the car's not really damaged, or Jill was having kittens over the spoiled cake. One can also give someone a fit or fits , as in His dithering about punctuation is enough to give me fits. Fit and fits, along with conniption fit, have been used in hyperbolic expressions to denote a bout of hysterics since the 1830s; throw a fit was first recorded in 1906, and have a fit in 1924; have kittens, alluding to being so upset as to bear kittens, also dates from about 1900. See also: fit, have

have a fit

throw a fit

COMMON If someone has a fit or throws a fit, they become very angry and upset. Note: In the first two idioms here, `fit' means healthy and full of energy. Mum will have a fit when he hears about this. She threw a fit when she found me in the dressing room.See also: fit, have

conniption (fit)

(kəˈnɪpʃən...) n. a burst of anger; a spaz. He had a conniption fit over the question of my marriage to Fred. See also: conniption, fit

conniption

verbSee conniption fit

have a conniption fit, to

Display hysteria; an extreme emotional upset. This term dates from the early 1800s. Seba Smith had it in Major T. Downing (1860), “And Keziah fell down in a conniption fit.” The phrase has a rustic sound and is heard less often today.See also: conniption, have

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noun an angry outburst

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noun a display of bad temper

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