tantrum

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Etymology

Unknown origin; since 1714.

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Noun

tantrum (plural tantrums)

1. An often childish display or fit of bad temper.

   Many parents become embarrassed by their children throwing tantrums in public places.

Synonyms

• (childish display of bad temper): dummy spit, hissy fit

Translations

often childish display of bad temper

• Arabic: فورة غضب، نوبة غضب، سورة، هيجان
• Catalan: enrabiada f, rebequeria f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: (no exact word, to lose one's temper:) 發脾氣 (cmn), 发脾气 (cmn) (fā píqi)

• Dutch: driftbui (nl) f
• Finnish: kiukunpuuska (fi), raivonpuuska (fi)
• French: coup de colère
• German: Wutanfall (de) m, Ausraster (de) m
• Greek: νευράκια (el) (nevrákia) n pl , (regarding children) πείσματα (el) (peísmata) n pl 

• Hebrew: התקף זעם n
• Hungarian: hiszti (hu)
• Italian: bizza (it) f
• Japanese: 癇癪 (かんしゃく, kanshaku)
• Persian: کج خلقی، خشم، قهر
• Portuguese: birra (pt), chilique (pt), piti (pt) m
• Romanian: pandalie (ro) f, toană (ro) f
• Russian: истерика f, приступ гнева m
• Spanish: rabieta (es) f, berrinche (es) m, pataleta (es) f, cortón (es), corajina (es) f
• Swedish: raseriutbrott (sv) n, utbrott (sv) n

See also

conniption drama fit huff

make a scene meltdown passion temper throw one's toys out of the pram