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tan·trum
(tăn′trəm)n.
A fit of bad temper. Also called regionally hissy2, hissy fit.
[Origin unknown.]
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tantrum
(ˈtæntrəm)n
(often plural) a childish fit of rage; outburst of bad temper
[C18: of unknown origin]
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tan•trum
(ˈtæn trəm)n.
a violent demonstration of rage or frustration; a sudden burst of ill temper.
[1740–50; orig. uncertain]
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Noun | 1. | tantrum - a display of bad temper; "he had a fit"; "she threw a tantrum"; "he made a scene" bad temper, ill temper - a persisting angry mood |
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tantrum
noun outburst, temper, hysterics, fit, storm, paddy (Brit. informal), wax (informal, chiefly Brit.), flare-up, paroxysm, bate (Brit. slang), ill humour My son had a tantrum and banged his fist on the ground.
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tantrum
nounAn angry outburst:
Informal: conniption, conniption fit.
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Translations
ثَوْرَة غَضَبنَوْبَةُ غَضَب
záchvat vzteku
raserianfald
kiukkukohtaus
provala bijesa
dühroham
bræîikast
かんしゃく
떼
aikštisįniršio priepuolis
dusmu lēkme
záchvat zlosti
utbrott
การมีอารมณ์เกรี้ยวกราด
huysuzluk nöbetikudurganlıköfke nöbeti
cơn giận
tantrum
[ˈtæntrəm] N → rabieta f, berrinche mshe had or threw a tantrum → le dio una rabieta or un berrinche
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
tantrum
[ˈtæntrəm] n → colère fto throw a tantrum, to have a tantrum [child, adult] → piquer une colère
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
tantrum
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
tantrum
(ˈtӕntrəm) noun a fit of extreme rage, with eg shouting and stamping. That child is always throwing tantrums.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
tantrum
→ نَوْبَةُ غَضَب záchvat vzteku raserianfald Wutanfall ξέσπασμα θυμού berrinche kiukkukohtaus caprice provala bijesa collera かんしゃく 떼 woede-uitbarsting raserianfall napad złości chilique вспышка гнева utbrott การมีอารมณ์เกรี้ยวกราด öfke nöbeti cơn giận 发脾气Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
tan·trum
n. rabieta; pop. berrinche, pataleta.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
tantrum
n berrinche m, rabieta, pataletaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.