hissy fitnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈhɪs.i ˌfɪt/us/ˈhɪs.i ˌfɪt/informala sudden period of uncontrolled and silly anger like a child's:
Sue threw a hissy fit when she found out.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Anger and displeasure
- acrimonious
- anger
- animus
- annoyance
- bad feeling
- flap
- fuss
- get the hump idiom
- gorge
- grit
- grit your teeth idiom
- grudge
- hard feelings idiom
- irritation
- resent
- resentful
- slow burn
- sour grapes idiom
- spite
- tantrum
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