Conniption

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  • noun. A fit of violent emotion, such as anger or panic.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. An attack of hysteria; a fit of rage or vexation.
  • noun. An attack of hysteria; a fit of rage or vexation.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A fit of anger or panic; conniption fit.
  • noun. A fit of laughing; convulsion.
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  • noun. a display of bad temper
  • Word Usage
    "Second-place winner Nada Bader, a 12-year-old seventh-grader from Crestwood Middle School, met her downfall with the word "conniption" - a fit of rage, hysteria or alarm."
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