"tantrum" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtæn.tɹəm/ Audio: en-us-tantrum.ogg [US] Forms: tantrums [plural]
Rhymes: -æntɹəm Etymology: From earlier tanterum. Further etymology unknown. Etymology templates: {{m|en|tanterum}} tanterum Head templates: {{en-noun}} tantrum (plural tantrums)
  1. An often childish display or fit of bad temper. Hypernyms: fit, outburst, paroxysm Hyponyms: moment, temper tantrum Holonyms: anger, annoyance, frustration, rage, temper Derived forms: have a tantrum, pitch a tantrum, temper tantrum, throw a tantrum Related terms: huff, lose one's temper, make a scene, throw a tantrum, throw one's toys out of the pram Translations (often childish display of bad temper): فَوْرة غَضَب (alt: fawra(t) ḡaḍab) [feminine] (Arabic), نَوْبة غَضَب (alt: nawba(t) ḡaḍab) [feminine] (Arabic), سَوْرة (sawra) [feminine] (Arabic), هَيَجان (hayajān) [masculine] (Arabic), haserrealdi (Basque), urag-urag (Bikol Central), фасон (fason) [masculine] (Bulgarian), тръшкане (trǎškane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), enrabiada [feminine] (Catalan), rebequeria [feminine] (Catalan), enreveixinament [masculine] (Catalan), rabiola [feminine] (Catalan), 發脾氣 (english: no exact word, to lose one's temper:) (Chinese Mandarin), 发脾气 (fā píqi) (Chinese Mandarin), záchvat vzteku (Czech), raserianfald [neuter] (Danish), hysterisk anfald [neuter] (Danish), vredesanfald [neuter] (Danish), raseriudbrud [neuter] (Danish), driftbui [feminine] (Dutch), woedeaanval [masculine] (Dutch), kiukunpuuska (Finnish), raivonpuuska (Finnish), raivari (Finnish), itkupotkuraivari (Finnish), excès de colère (French), caprice [masculine] (French), perrencha [feminine] (Galician), rabecha (Galician), cabuxo [masculine] (Galician), Wutanfall [masculine] (German), Ausraster [masculine] (German), Koller [masculine] (German), Tobsuchtsanfall [masculine] (German), νευράκια (nevrákia) [neuter, plural] (Greek), πείσματα (peísmata) (english: regarding children) [neuter, plural] (Greek), התקף זעם [neuter] (Hebrew), hiszti (Hungarian), hisztéria (Hungarian), dühkitörés (Hungarian), cirkusz (Hungarian), rapli (Hungarian), bræðikast [neuter] (Icelandic), illskukast [neuter] (Icelandic), bizza [feminine] (Italian), capriccio [masculine] (Italian), 癇癪 (kanshaku) (alt: かんしゃく) (Japanese), ぎゃんなき (gyannaki) (Japanese), kasat (Kapampangan), rūtakitanga (Maori), rūtānga (Maori), raserianfall [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), raseriutbrudd [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), slå seg vrang [verb] (Norwegian Bokmål), کج خلقی (Persian), خشم (Persian), قهر (Persian), histeria (Polish), birra (Portuguese), chilique (Portuguese), piti [masculine] (Portuguese), pirraça (Portuguese), pandalie [feminine] (Romanian), toană [feminine] (Romanian), исте́рика (istérika) [feminine] (Russian), при́ступ гнева (prístup gneva) [masculine] (Russian), izljev bijesa [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), napad bijesa [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), rabieta [feminine] (Spanish), berrinche [masculine] (Spanish), pataleta [feminine] (Spanish), cortón (Spanish), corajina [feminine] (Spanish), perrera [feminine] (Spanish), raserianfall [neuter] (Swedish), raseriutbrott [neuter] (Swedish), vredesutbrott [neuter] (Swedish), utbrott [neuter] (Swedish), pag-aalumihit (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-tantrum-en-noun-7reFGCH1 Synonyms: hissy fit, meltdown, tantrum, catfit [US, dialectal], conniption, conniption fit, headfit [British, slang], hissy [US], paddy, shit fit [US], snit fit [US], wobbler [British, slang], wobbly [British, slang] Synonyms (childish display of bad temper): dummy spit
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: tantrem [obsolete]

Verb

IPA: /ˈtæn.tɹəm/ Audio: en-us-tantrum.ogg [US] Forms: tantrums [present, singular, third-person], tantruming [participle, present], tantrumming [participle, present], tantrumed [participle, past], tantrumed [past], tantrummed [participle, past], tantrummed [past]
Rhymes: -æntɹəm Etymology: From earlier tanterum. Further etymology unknown. Etymology templates: {{m|en|tanterum}} tanterum Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=tantrummed|pres_ptc2=tantrumming}} tantrum (third-person singular simple present tantrums, present participle tantruming or tantrumming, simple past and past participle tantrumed or tantrummed)
  1. (intransitive) To throw a tantrum. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-tantrum-en-verb--brxXOQv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: tantrem [obsolete]

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          "word": "shit fit"
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          "alt": "fawra(t) ḡaḍab",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "فَوْرة غَضَب"
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        {
          "alt": "nawba(t) ḡaḍab",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
          "tags": [
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          "roman": "hayajān",
          "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "هَيَجان"
        },
        {
          "code": "eu",
          "lang": "Basque",
          "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
          "word": "haserrealdi"
        },
        {
          "code": "bcl",
          "lang": "Bikol Central",
          "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
          "word": "urag-urag"
        },
        {
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "fason",
          "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "фасон"
        },
        {
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "trǎškane",
          "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "тръшкане"
        },
        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "enrabiada"
        },
        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "rebequeria"
        },
        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "enreveixinament"
        },
        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "rabiola"
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        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "english": "no exact word, to lose one's temper:",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
          "word": "發脾氣"
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        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "fā píqi",
          "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
          "word": "发脾气"
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        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
          "word": "záchvat vzteku"
        },
        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "raserianfald"
        },
        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "hysterisk anfald"
        },
        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "vredesanfald"
        },
        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "raseriudbrud"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "driftbui"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "woedeaanval"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
          "word": "kiukunpuuska"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
          "word": "raivonpuuska"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
          "word": "raivari"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
          "word": "itkupotkuraivari"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
          "word": "excès de colère"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "caprice"
        },
        {
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "perrencha"
        },
        {
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
          "word": "rabecha"
        },
        {
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "cabuxo"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Wutanfall"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Ausraster"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Koller"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Tobsuchtsanfall"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "nevrákia",
          "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
          "tags": [
            "neuter",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "νευράκια"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "english": "regarding children",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "peísmata",
          "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
          "tags": [
            "neuter",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "πείσματα"
        },
        {
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "התקף זעם"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
          "word": "hiszti"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
          "word": "hisztéria"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
          "word": "dühkitörés"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
          "word": "cirkusz"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
          "word": "rapli"
        },
        {
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "bræðikast"
        },
        {
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "illskukast"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "bizza"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "capriccio"
        },
        {
          "alt": "かんしゃく",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kanshaku",
          "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
          "word": "癇癪"
        },
        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "gyannaki",
          "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
          "word": "ぎゃんなき"
        },
        {
          "code": "pam",
          "lang": "Kapampangan",
          "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
          "word": "kasat"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
          "word": "rūtakitanga"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
          "word": "rūtānga"
        },
        {
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "raserianfall"
        },
        {
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "raseriutbrudd"
        },
        {
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
          "tags": [
            "verb"
          ],
          "word": "slå seg vrang"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
          "word": "کج خلقی"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
          "word": "خشم"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
          "word": "قهر"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
          "word": "histeria"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
          "word": "birra"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
          "word": "chilique"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "piti"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
          "word": "pirraça"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "pandalie"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "toană"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "istérika",
          "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "исте́рика"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "prístup gneva",
          "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "при́ступ гнева"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "izljev bijesa"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
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      "tags": [
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      "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "haserrealdi"
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      "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "фасон"
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      "code": "bg",
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      "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "тръшкане"
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "enrabiada"
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      "code": "ca",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "rabiola"
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      "english": "no exact word, to lose one's temper:",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
      "word": "發脾氣"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "word": "发脾气"
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      "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
      "word": "záchvat vzteku"
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      "code": "da",
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      "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "raserianfald"
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      "code": "da",
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      "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "hysterisk anfald"
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      "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
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      "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
      "word": "itkupotkuraivari"
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      "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
      "word": "excès de colère"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
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      "word": "caprice"
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      "code": "gl",
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "gl",
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      "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
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      "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Wutanfall"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Ausraster"
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      "code": "de",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "Koller"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Tobsuchtsanfall"
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      "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
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      "code": "el",
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      "code": "he",
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      "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
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      "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
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      "word": "dühkitörés"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
      "word": "cirkusz"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
      "word": "rapli"
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      "code": "is",
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      "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "bræðikast"
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      "code": "is",
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      "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "bizza"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
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      "word": "capriccio"
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      "alt": "かんしゃく",
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      "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
      "word": "癇癪"
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      "word": "ぎゃんなき"
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
      "word": "rūtakitanga"
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    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
      "word": "rūtānga"
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      "code": "nb",
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      "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
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      "word": "slå seg vrang"
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    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
      "word": "کج خلقی"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
      "word": "خشم"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
      "word": "قهر"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
      "word": "histeria"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
      "word": "birra"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
      "word": "chilique"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "piti"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
      "word": "pirraça"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pandalie"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "toană"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "istérika",
      "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "исте́рика"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prístup gneva",
      "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "при́ступ гнева"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "izljev bijesa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "napad bijesa"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "rabieta"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "berrinche"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pataleta"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
      "word": "cortón"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "corajina"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "perrera"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "raserianfall"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "raseriutbrott"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "vredesutbrott"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "utbrott"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "often childish display of bad temper",
      "word": "pag-aalumihit"
    }
  ],
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    "tantrum"
  ],
  "word": "tantrum"
}

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    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English verbs",
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      "name": "m"
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  "etymology_text": "From earlier tanterum. Further etymology unknown.",
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      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tantruming",
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      ]
    },
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        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "form": "tantrumed",
      "tags": [
        "past"
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        "To throw a tantrum."
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      "ipa": "/ˈtæn.tɹəm/"
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      "rhymes": "-æntɹəm"
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      "audio": "en-us-tantrum.ogg",
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9b/En-us-tantrum.ogg",
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    {
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "tantrem"
    }
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    "tantrum"
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}

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