conniption
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- IPA /kəˈnɪp.ʃən/
Noun
conniption noun
- A fit of anger or panic; conniption fit.“...threatened by the conniptions gripping Wall Street (Businessweek Oct.20, 2008)”
- A fit of laughing; convulsion.“The joke was not that funny, but he went into conniptions laughing.”
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conniption fitconvulsioncranktempertemper tantrumfreakoutseizuremeltdownconcussationbrain stormconvulsionismstoundconvulsionarymindquakespack attackoncome
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