Meaning conniption
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conniption


1833, American English, origin uncertain; perhaps related to corruption, which was used in a sense of "anger" from 1799, or from English dialectal canapshus "ill-tempered, captious,&quo [..]
Source: etymonline.com

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conniption


(or conniption fit) N. Amer. informal a fit of rage or hysterics
Source: en.oxforddictionaries.com

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conniption


(n) a display of bad temper
Source: beedictionary.com





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