What is another word for tantrums?

Pronunciation: [tˈantɹəmz] (IPA)

Tantrums are a form of outburst displayed by people when they are unable to express their emotions in a controlled manner. There are several synonyms for tantrums that can be used in various contexts. Some of these synonyms include fits, outbursts, rages, flares, explosions, storms, and meltdowns. Each of these synonyms carries a different connotation and may be used in different contexts. For example, "meltdown" implies a more severe type of tantrum, while "flares" indicates a sudden burst of anger. Other synonyms for "tantrums" include "temper tantrums," "hissy fits," and "wild fits." Using these synonyms can help in communicating more effectively and painting a more vivid picture of the situation.

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Usage examples for Tantrums

The teacher told me how, an' I prayed 'bout Bess's poor legs, an' that mother'd let rum alone, an' not go off into tantrums the way pop uster.
"In Wild Rose Time"
Amanda M. Douglas
He would say, "It wuz one ov them days when she wouldn't eat, or it was kind o' cur'us to watch her go on when she had one ov them tantrums."
"The Other Fellow"
F. Hopkinson Smith
Had there been none other, the tantrums of the Honourable Emily were no doubt bond enough between them.
"The Story of Louie"
Oliver Onions

Famous quotes with Tantrums

  • That's one of the great advantages of age. You can say, I don't want to, I don't care, you can throw temper tantrums, and nobody minds.
    James Lee Burke
  • TV happens. And once it's happened, it's gone. When it's gone, you move on, no tears, no tantrums, no videotape.
    Mary Schmich
  • Or, to state his character as it stood in the scale of public opinion, when his friends and critics were in tantrums, he was considered rather a bad man; when they were pleased, he was rather a good man; when they were neither, he was a man whose moral colour was a kind of pepper-and-salt mixture.
    Thomas Hardy
  • Great undulating banners red as blood. And the brass bands. And the manly thud of uniformly set-down boots. And the rage inside the happy shouts. A hundred thousand spleens have found a mouth. Curtains of sperm are flung up the side of the sky. Hell has fertilized heaven. And now the hero comes—the trumpet of his people. And his voice is enlarged like a movie's lion. He roars, he screams so well for everyone, his tantrums tame a people. He is the Son of God, if God is Resentment. And God Resentment—a pharaoh for the disappointed people.
    William H. Gass

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