conniption
English edit
Etymology edit
Since 1833, from American English. Unknown origin, probably a fanciful alternation of corruption etc., or maybe related to captious.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
conniption (plural conniptions)
- (informal) A fit of anger or panic; conniption fit.
- Synonyms: tantrum; see also Thesaurus:tantrum
- When she came downstairs and saw what her children were eating, she had a conniption.
- 2001, “My Plague”, in Iowa, performed by Slipknot:
- I'm in conniptions for the final act you came here for
- 2008 October 20, Businessweek:
- […] threatened by the conniptions gripping Wall Street
- A fit of laughing; convulsion.
- The joke was not that funny, but he went into conniptions laughing.
Translations edit
fit of anger or panic
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fit of laughing
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “conniption”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Further reading edit
- “conniption”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “conniption”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “conniption”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.