"conniption" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /kəˈnɪp.ʃən/ Audio: en-us-conniption.ogg [US], en-au-conniption.ogg [Australia] Forms: conniptions [plural]
Etymology: Since 1833, from American English. Unknown origin, probably a fanciful alternation of corruption etc., or maybe related to captious. Etymology templates: {{cog|en-US|-}} American English, {{unk|en}} Unknown, {{m|en|corruption}} corruption, {{m|en|captious}} captious Head templates: {{en-noun}} conniption (plural conniptions)
  1. (informal) A fit of anger or panic; conniption fit. Tags: informal Synonyms: tantrum, tantrum Translations (fit of anger or panic): истерия (isterija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), záchvat [masculine] (Czech), woedeuitbarsting (Dutch), kohtaus (Finnish), crise de colère [feminine] (French), crise de panique [feminine] (French), ataque de ansiedade [feminine] (Galician), ataque de histeria [feminine] (Galician), ataque de pánico [feminine] (Galician), Anfall [masculine] (German), hysterischer Anfall [masculine] (German), Wutanfall [masculine] (German), Panikattacke [feminine] (German), dühroham (Hungarian), fnatt [neuter] (Norwegian), raserianfall [neuter] (Norwegian), припа́док истерии (pripádok isterii) [masculine] (Russian), исте́рика (istérika) [feminine] (Russian), при́ступ гнева (prístup gneva) [masculine] (Russian), histerični napad [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), ataque de rabia; rabieta (Spanish), damp (Swedish), dille (Swedish), fnatt (Swedish), tuppjuck (Swedish), frispel (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-conniption-en-noun-oO7cJQ83 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of 'fit of anger or panic': 92 8
  2. A fit of laughing; convulsion. Translations (fit of laughing): záchvat [masculine] (Czech), slappe lach (Dutch), kohtaus (Finnish), crise de fou-rire [feminine] (French), Lachanfall [masculine] (German), nevetőgörcs (Hungarian), latterkrampe [feminine] (Norwegian), lattis [masculine, slang] (Norwegian), lættis [masculine, slang] (Norwegian), ataque de risa (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-conniption-en-noun-l474bwqR Disambiguation of 'fit of laughing': 10 90

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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "fit of anger or panic",
      "word": "tuppjuck"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "fit of anger or panic",
      "word": "frispel"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "fit of laughing",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "záchvat"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "fit of laughing",
      "word": "slappe lach"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "fit of laughing",
      "word": "kohtaus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "fit of laughing",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "crise de fou-rire"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "fit of laughing",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Lachanfall"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "fit of laughing",
      "word": "nevetőgörcs"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "fit of laughing",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "latterkrampe"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "fit of laughing",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "lattis"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "fit of laughing",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "lættis"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "fit of laughing",
      "word": "ataque de risa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "conniption"
}
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  "msg": "suspicious translation with '; ': {'lang': 'Spanish', 'code': 'es', 'sense': 'fit of anger or panic', 'word': 'ataque de rabia; rabieta'}",
  "path": [
    "conniption"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "conniption",
  "trace": ""
}

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