conniption

[ kuh-nip-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. Often conniptions. Informal. a fit of hysterical excitement or anger.

Origin of conniption

1
An Americanism dating back to 1825–35; origin uncertain
  • Also called conniption fit .

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How to use conniption in a sentence

  • So dont have a conniption fit right off, because Ive thought it all out and I know just exactly what I can do.

    Three Little Women | Gabrielle E. Jackson
  • And the way he kicks and snorts is enough to frighten any kind of game into a conniption fit.

    The Trail Boys on the Plains | Jay Winthrop Allen
  • Jim Barlow would have a conniption fit if he ever knew what Aurora Blank had said.

    Dorothy's Triumph | Evelyn Raymond
  • Other men have been in love beforeor thought they wasand it aint given em a conniption fit.

  • Nothing looks so bad as a conniption fit when it doesn't match the complexion, and generally it delays the game.

British Dictionary definitions for conniption

conniption

/ (kəˈnɪpʃən) /


noun
  1. (often plural) US and Canadian slang a fit of rage or tantrums

Origin of conniption

1
C19: arbitrary pseudo-Latin coinage

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Other Idioms and Phrases with conniption

conniption

see have a fit (conniption).

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