tantrum
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trəm noun
a violent demonstration of rage or frustration; a sudden burst of ill temper.
Origin:
1740–50; origin uncertain
1740–50; origin uncertain
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| —n | |
| (often plural) a childish fit of rage; outburst of bad temper | |
| [C18: of unknown origin] | |
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Tantrum
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
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| Main Entry: | tantrum |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | See temper tantrum |
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Word Origin & History
tantrum
1714, originally colloquial, of unknown origin.
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Medical Dictionary
tantrum tan·trum (tān'trəm)
n.
A fit of bad temper.
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