n. An attack of hysteria; a fit of rage or vexation.
n. An attack of hysteria; a fit of rage or vexation.
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n. a display of bad temper
Word Usage
"Second-place winner Nada Bader, a 12-year-old seventh-grader from Crestwood Middle School, met her downfall with the word "conniption" - a fit of rage, hysteria or alarm."