Conniption

//kəˈnɪp.ʃən// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A fit of anger or panic; conniption fit. informal

    "When she came downstairs and saw what her children were eating, she had a conniption."

  2. 2
    a display of bad temper wordnet
  3. 3
    A fit of laughing; convulsion.

    "The joke was not that funny, but he went into conniptions laughing."

Synonyms

All synonyms
tantrumcatfitconniption fitconvulsiondummy spitfit

Example

More examples

"You're going to give me a conniption."

Etymology

Since 1833, from American English. Unknown origin, probably a fanciful alteration of corruption etc., or maybe related to captious.

Related phrases

conniption fit

More for "conniption"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.