Meaning

1 senses
  1. An often childish display or fit of bad temper.

    Many parents become embarrassed by their children throwing tantrums in public places.

    Baby Shawn threw a tantrum when he was told the bicycle was not his.

    Wutanfall, Ausraster, Koller

    исте́рикаistérika, при́ступ гневаprístup gneva

    a display of bad temper

Examples

46 sentences
  1. Tom is prone to temper tantrums.

    ruТом склонен к вспышкам гнева. — Balamax

  2. Tom throws a temper tantrum every time he can't get his own way.

  3. Tom frequently has tantrums.

  4. Tom often throws tantrums.

  5. Tom is having a tantrum.

    deTom hat einen Wutanfall. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
often childish display of bad temper:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
often childish display of bad temper:

Origin

From earlier tanterum. Further etymology unknown.

From earlier tanterum. Further etymology unknown.

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Forms

plural: tantrums
Singulartantrum
Pluraltantrums

regular

Synonyms

16 synonyms

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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