conniption
conniption · conniptions
A fit of anger or panicA fit of anger or panic; conniption fit.
/kəˈnɪp.ʃən/
» You're going to give me a conniption.
Meaning
2 senses(informal)A fit of anger or panic; conniption fit.
When she came downstairs and saw what her children were eating, she had a conniption.
Anfall, hysterischer Anfall, Wutanfall
припа́док истерииpripádok isterii, исте́рикаistérika, при́ступ гневаprístup gneva
A fit of laughing; convulsion.
The joke was not that funny, but he went into conniptions laughing.
More definitions
- a display of bad temper
Examples
1 sentencesYou're going to give me a conniption.
Translations
5 languagesРусский
fit of anger or panic:
Deutsch
fit of anger or panic:
Origin
Since 1833, from American English. Unknown origin, possibly a fanciful alteration of corruSince 1833, from American English. Unknown origin, possibly a fanciful alteration of corruption, or maybe related to captious. Alternatively an arbitrary pseudo-Latinism coinage.
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Forms
plural: conniptions| Singular | conniption |
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