Definition of Conniption

1. Noun. A display of bad temper. "He made a scene"

Exact synonyms: Fit, Scene, Tantrum
Generic synonyms: Bad Temper, Ill Temper

Definition of Conniption

1. Noun. (informal) A fit of anger or panic; conniption fit. ¹

2. Noun. A fit of laughing; convulsion. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Conniption

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Conniption

connexion
connexional
connexionally
connexions
connexity
connexive
connexives
connexon
connexons
connexus
connexus intertendineus
conning
conning tower
conning towers
connings
conniption (current term)
conniption fit
conniptions
connivance
connivances
connivant
connive
connive at
connived
connivencies
connivency
connivent
conniver
conniveries
connivers

Literary usage of Conniption

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An American Glossary by Richard Hopwood Thornton (1912)
"conniption fit. A fit of hysterics. 1833 Ant Keziah fell down in a conniption fit. ... 1842 The Vermont papers are going into conniption fits, because their ..."

2. Dictionary of Americanisms: A Glossary of Words and Phrases Usually Regarded by John Russell Bartlett (1859)
"conniption FIT. This term is exclusively used by the fair sex, ... Ex. " George, if you keep coming home so late to dinner, I shall have a conniption. ..."

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