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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
tantrum
noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a temper tantrum (=a time when someone, especially a child, behaves very angrily and unreasonably)
▪ My nephew has temper tantrums if he can’t get his own way.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
temper
Temper tantrums Temper tantrums are commonly reported from the age of 2 years old.
▪ Two seasons ago Sprewell did throw a year-long temper tantrum.
▪ The parents agreed that the priority problem was temper tantrums which always occurred after refusal of Joanne's demands.
▪ Sooner or later the persistent tactics of the passive-aggressive child will result in temper tantrums.
▪ The tell-tale signs are a complete humour transplant, temper tantrums, and strong Nietzschean overtones to all their actions.
▪ He threw a temper tantrum at school when two of the newcomers took his soccer ball.
▪ Prolonged temper tantrums were not part of his personality.
▪ Children beg, cry, throw temper tantrums, flatter, and employ countless techniques to get what they want.
■ VERB
throw
▪ If you have children, you may have experienced them coming home from school and immediately throwing a tantrum in front of you.
▪ Two seasons ago Sprewell did throw a year-long temper tantrum.
▪ But she could not go home, given how she felt; fit to throw a tantrum.
▪ He threw a temper tantrum at school when two of the newcomers took his soccer ball.
▪ He threw a tantrum when she complained he should have treated her earlier.
▪ Children beg, cry, throw temper tantrums, flatter, and employ countless techniques to get what they want.
▪ You will not scream and throw a tantrum.
▪ A citizen assigned to jury duty is jailed for throwing a temper tantrum before a judge.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
throw a fit/tantrum
▪ Rogers threw a fit when he didn't get the sales account.
▪ But she could not go home, given how she felt; fit to throw a tantrum.
▪ Hannah cried furiously and frequently threw tantrums when she had to put them on in the morning.
▪ He threw a tantrum when she complained he should have treated her earlier.
▪ He could throw a tantrum or a punch.
▪ If you have children, you may have experienced them coming home from school and immediately throwing a tantrum in front of you.
▪ Try to avoid surprises and avoid throwing a tantrum yourself.
▪ You will not scream and throw a tantrum.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ And he is known for his after-match tantrums, which include an incident when he kicked down an advertising board.
▪ He threw a few tantrums, I remember that.
▪ He threw a temper tantrum at school when two of the newcomers took his soccer ball.
▪ Many parents and teachers back down in the face of a massive tantrum.
▪ Sooner or later the persistent tactics of the passive-aggressive child will result in temper tantrums.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Tantrum

Tantrum \Tan"trum\, n.

  1. A whim; an affected air. [Colloq. and archaic]
    --Thackeray.

  2. A display of ill-humor, especially a demonstration of rage or frustration by shouting or violent physical movements, such as the stamping of feet; called also temper tantrum. It is usually associated with children, but is sometimes seen in adults.

  3. [fig.] A display of anger expressed by irrationally striking out at innocent targets or inanimate objects; as, the governor was so insulted by the article, he threw a temper tantrum and cancelled the ceremony.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
tantrum

1714, tanterum, originally colloquial, of unknown origin.

Wiktionary
tantrum

n. An often childish display or fit of bad temper.

WordNet
tantrum

n. a display of bad temper; "he had a fit"; "she threw a tantrum"; "he made a scene" [syn: fit, scene, conniption]

Wikipedia
Tantrum

A tantrum, temper tantrum, meltdown or hissy fit is an emotional outburst, usually associated with children or those in emotional distress, that is typically characterized by stubbornness, crying, screaming, defiance, anger ranting, a resistance to attempts at pacification and, in some cases, hitting. Physical control may be lost; the person may be unable to remain still; and even if the "goal" of the person is met, he or she may not be calmed. A tantrum may be expressed in a tirade: a protracted, angry, or violent speech.

Tantrum (album)

Tantrum, the debut album by the band Tantrum, was released in 1978.

Tantrum (disambiguation)

Tantrum can refer to several things, including:

  • A tantrum is an emotional outburst, otherwise known as a temper tantrum.
Tantrum (Sri Lankan band)

Tantrum is a heavy metal band based in Colombo, Sri Lanka, originally formed in 2002. The band was one of the early pioneers, and is one of few remaining acts, among the first wave of "new millennium" heavy metal bands in Sri Lanka when the genre saw a rise in popularity in the country after the year 2000.

Tantrum (American band)

Tantrum was a seven-member rock group that released two albums on Chicago's Ovation Records label. The group was composed of three female singers, Pam Bradley, Sandy Caulfield, and Barb Erber, as well as guitarist Ray Sapko, keyboardist Phil Balsano, bass guitarist Bill Syniar, and drummer Vern Wennerstrom.

Their first album, entitled simply Tantrum, was released in 1978, while their second, Rather Be Rockin' was released the following year. They recorded a third and final album, entitled Breaking Away, which was to be released in 1980. The group disbanded first, however, leaving the album unreleased until August 8, 2005, when the English music company "Escape Music" released this album, along with the first two, all on a two-CD set.

Usage examples of "tantrum".

Madame Bouvier would throw one of her famous tantrums, her French accent becoming more pronounced, then probably take to her bed with a case of the vapors.

There was a chance they might salvage something of the case but not if Polling had a tantrum.

As for the rest of my infancy, it is a passing lantern-show of swaddling bands, sore gums, wooden rattles, tops, hoops, rods, whips, tears, tantrums, messed underclothes, pulled hair, grazed knees, teeth left under pillows, burning candlewax, stone flags, water-rats, whiskery old aunts, causeless laughter and unreined grief.

She developed a serious case of cold feet once Varelli threw his tantrum, so she decided to catch up with Lowell in Bath.

Varro learned what a Pompeian temper tantrum looked like, complete with tears, gnawed knuckles, plucked tufts of hair, drumming of heels and fists on the floor, broken cups and plates, mangled furniture.

The tantrums disappear, cooperation increases, and, most important, your child sleeps soundly when together you manage the intensity.

The baby sucked on one grubby fist and hiccoughed tearily, as if just finishing an exhausting tantrum.

He was planning to bring up the subject when he showed Dungannon to his room, but after the Smarties and Yorkies tantrum, he lost his nerve.

I could teach him a good deal about headaches and backaches and all sorts of nervous revolutions, as the doctor says the French women call their tantrums.

I felt vaguely ashamed, as befits one who has thrown a tantrum in a sickroom.

Then he started lifting chairs and smashing them against the walls, kicking our overcoats about the room like a two-year-old in a tantrum.

Turk Wendell, or throw temper tantrums on the mound, like Al Hrabosky.

The strength which Colin usually threw into his tantrums rushed through him now in a new way.

When, at last, Mehleena had stopped her screaming, raving tantrum, Tonos approached her.

Mehleena had stopped her screaming, raving tantrum, Tonos approached her.