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CONNIPTION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does conniption mean?
• CONNIPTION (noun)
The noun CONNIPTION has 1 sense:
1. a display of bad temper
Familiarity information: CONNIPTION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A display of bad temper
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
conniption; fit; scene; tantrum
Context example:
he made a scene
Hypernyms ("conniption" is a kind of...):
bad temper; ill temper (a persisting angry mood)
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