"have a fit" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-have a fit.ogg [Australia] Forms: has a fit [present, singular, third-person], having a fit [participle, present], had a fit [participle, past], had a fit [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|have<has,,had> a fit}} have a fit (third-person singular simple present has a fit, present participle having a fit, simple past and past participle had a fit)
  1. (idiomatic) To experience an epileptic seizure. Tags: idiomatic Translations (to have an epileptic seizure): hūkeke (Maori)
    Sense id: en-have_a_fit-en-verb-8XI5qqsV Disambiguation of 'to have an epileptic seizure': 97 3
  2. (idiomatic) To become suddenly enraged. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-have_a_fit-en-verb-WTmGuS-q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88

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