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Noun: conniption  ku'nip-shun
Usage: N. Amer, informal
  1. A display of bad temper
    "he had a conniption";
    - fit, tantrum, scene, meltdown [informal], hissy fit [informal]

Derived forms: conniptions

Type of: bad temper, ill temper

Encyclopedia: Conniption

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