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tantrum Definition

tan·trum (tantrəm)

noun

a violent, willful outburst of annoyance, rage, etc.; childish fit of bad temper

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tantrum Synonyms

tantrum

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tantrum Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • throw: I have a cat who throws tantrums whenever he is locked out of the bedroom.
  • scream: When she starts with her screaming tantrums it gets close to the point where only dogs and bats can hear her!
  • have: What about the children who have tantrums from time to time?
  • stop: Thoughts Hitting a child will not stop the tantrum.
  • avoid: Rewards A good way of motivating children and avoiding tantrums is with stickers.
  • temper: Plagiarism, womanizing, temper tantrums they're all there.

Adjective modifier

  • childish: Kevin Russell and Heath combined to embarrass the Preston keeper and lead to some rather childish tantrums from Beck on the touchline.
  • terrible: Parenting pet hates: Terrible 2s tantrums in public.
  • little: Seeing Wenger's little tantrum where he took out his frustration on his chair was the icing on the cake.
  • few: She was 18 years old and stunning, despite a few teenage temper tantrums!
  • public: You may have to deal with embarrassing public tantrums.
  • more: No more child tantrums, no more " are we there yet " only the road ahead of you.

Preposition: on

bench: When our fullbacks get themselves together I expect Carvalho to throw tantrums on the bench.

Noun used with modifier

  • temper: Most children with marked temper tantrums will not grow up to be violent criminals.
  • toddler: Relax and forget about the small problems, toddler tantrums are normal.
  • childhood: A classic story of the power of a childhood tantrum.

Possessives

  • child: It is important not to 'give in ' because of your child's tantrum.
  • toddler: If your toddler's tantrums are driving you crazy, take some comfort in the thought you're not alone!

Preposition: in

supermarket: Japanese five year olds having tantrums in the supermarkets went quiet when they saw us.

Preposition: from

child: It can also involve tears and tantrums from the child and high levels of stress for the parent.

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