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tantrum

noun as in fit

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No wonder I recently had a claustrophobic tantrum and walked out of my house so I could sit alone in my car in the dark for 30 minutes.

Those early philosophers sought logical explanations for things like thunderstorms, rather than attributing them to Zeus throwing temper tantrums in the form of thunderbolts.

Clemson Coach Dabo Swinney, 51, went childlike tantrum on being unable to go outside and play in the yard at Florida State, even when such possibilities and responsibilities always hovered over the misshapen season.

As a parent coach, I am confident that your daughter will learn to read and write and do arithmetic, but the crying, tantrums and fighting are more worrisome.

Her angry tantrums have always been an issue, but they've gotten worse since we've been staying at home.

Whether the country or the courts buy into his imperial tantrum remains to be seen.

Just a few months ago my 3-year-old son, mid-tantrum, broke my grasp to run from me in a crowded subway station.

Any argument I try to hold comes tumbling out in the form of a whiny temper tantrum.

An 8-year-old girl in Missouri was held in a police car for two hours after throwing a temper tantrum in March.

This year, however, the tantrum has continued, and the words have become increasingly dire.

You probably saved my life, for you can't tell what a half-wit will do, when in a tantrum and armed with a knife.

Her voice soared shrilly to match the heights of her tantrum.

He's not had a tantrum or a whining fit since you made friends.

"I may be obliged to have a tantrum," said Colin regretfully.

Of course Dr. Craven had been sent for the morning after Colin had had his tantrum.

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On this page you'll find 35 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to tantrum, such as: flare-up, outburst, temper, anger, animosity, and conniption.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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