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Webster's New Millennium™ Dictionary of English - Cite This Source - Share This
| Main Entry: | tantrum |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | See temper tantrum |
Webster's New Millennium™ Dictionary of English, Preview Edition (v 0.9.7)
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tan·trum
[tan-truh
m] Pronunciation Key
[tan-truh
m] Pronunciation Key –noun
| a violent demonstration of rage or frustration; a sudden burst of ill temper. |
[Origin: 1740–50; orig. uncert.
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| tan·trum
(tān'trəm) Pronunciation Key
n. A fit of bad temper. Also called regionally hissy2, hissy fit. [Origin unknown.] |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
tantrum
tantrum
1714, originally colloquial, of unknown origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| tantrum | |
noun | |
| a display of bad temper; "he had a fit"; "she threw a tantrum"; "he made a scene" [syn: fit] |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
tantrum tan·trum (tān'trəm)
n.
A fit of bad temper.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Tantrum
Tan"trum\, n. A whim, or burst of ill-humor; an affected air. [Colloq.] --Thackeray.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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