The child threw a tantrum because he wanted me to buy him a toy.
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Tantrum
//ˈtæn.tɹəm//
Synonyms for "tantrum" (39 found)
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6 entriesTranslations
82 translations across 32 languages.
Arabic
4 entries- سَوْرة noun (often childish display of bad temper)
- فَوْرة غَضَب noun (often childish display of bad temper)
- نَوْبة غَضَب noun (often childish display of bad temper)
- هَيَجان noun (often childish display of bad temper)
Basque
1 entries- haserrealdi noun (often childish display of bad temper)
Bikol Central
1 entries- urag-urag noun (often childish display of bad temper)
Bulgarian
2 entries- тръшкане noun (often childish display of bad temper)
- фасон noun (often childish display of bad temper)
Catalan
4 entries- enrabiada noun (often childish display of bad temper)
- enreveixinament noun (often childish display of bad temper)
- rabiola noun (often childish display of bad temper)
- rebequeria noun (often childish display of bad temper)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 發脾氣 /发脾气 noun (often childish display of bad temper)
Czech
1 entries- záchvat vzteku noun (often childish display of bad temper)
Danish
4 entries- hysterisk anfald noun (often childish display of bad temper)
- raserianfald noun (often childish display of bad temper)
- raseriudbrud noun (often childish display of bad temper)
- vredesanfald noun (often childish display of bad temper)
Dutch
2 entries- driftbui noun (often childish display of bad temper)
- woedeaanval noun (often childish display of bad temper)
Finnish
4 entries- itkupotkuraivari noun (often childish display of bad temper)
- kiukunpuuska noun (often childish display of bad temper)
- raivari noun (often childish display of bad temper)
- raivonpuuska noun (often childish display of bad temper)
French
2 entries- caprice noun (often childish display of bad temper)
- excès de colère noun (often childish display of bad temper)
Galician
3 entries- cabuxo noun (often childish display of bad temper)
- perrencha noun (often childish display of bad temper)
- rabecha noun (often childish display of bad temper)
German
4 entries- Ausraster noun (often childish display of bad temper)
- Koller noun (often childish display of bad temper)
- Tobsuchtsanfall noun (often childish display of bad temper)
- Wutanfall noun (often childish display of bad temper)
Greek
2 entries- νευράκια noun (often childish display of bad temper)
- πείσματα noun (often childish display of bad temper)
Hebrew
1 entries- התקף זעם noun (often childish display of bad temper)
Hungarian
4 entries- cirkusz noun (often childish display of bad temper)
- dühkitörés noun (often childish display of bad temper)
- hiszti noun (often childish display of bad temper)
- hisztéria noun (often childish display of bad temper)
Icelandic
2 entries- bræðikast noun (often childish display of bad temper)
- illskukast noun (often childish display of bad temper)
Italian
2 entries- bizza noun (often childish display of bad temper)
- capriccio noun (often childish display of bad temper)
Japanese
2 entries- ぎゃんなき noun (often childish display of bad temper)
- 癇癪 noun (often childish display of bad temper)
Kapampangan
1 entries- kasat noun (often childish display of bad temper)
Māori
2 entries- rūtakitanga noun (often childish display of bad temper)
- rūtānga noun (often childish display of bad temper)
Norwegian Bokmål
3 entries- raserianfall noun (often childish display of bad temper)
- raseriutbrudd noun (often childish display of bad temper)
- slå seg vrang noun (often childish display of bad temper)
Persian
3 entries- خشم noun (often childish display of bad temper)
- قهر noun (often childish display of bad temper)
- کج خلقی noun (often childish display of bad temper)
Polish
1 entries- histeria noun (often childish display of bad temper)
Portuguese
4 entries- birra noun (often childish display of bad temper)
- chilique noun (often childish display of bad temper)
- choradeira noun (often childish display of bad temper)
- pirraça noun (often childish display of bad temper)
Romanian
2 entries- pandalie noun (often childish display of bad temper)
- toană noun (often childish display of bad temper)
Russian
2 entries- исте́рика noun (often childish display of bad temper)
- при́ступ гнева noun (often childish display of bad temper)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- izljev bijesa noun (often childish display of bad temper)
- napad bijesa noun (often childish display of bad temper)
Spanish
4 entries- berrinche noun (often childish display of bad temper)
- chiripiorca noun (often childish display of bad temper)
- corajina noun (often childish display of bad temper)
- cortón noun (often childish display of bad temper)
Swedish
4 entries- raserianfall noun (often childish display of bad temper)
- raseriutbrott noun (often childish display of bad temper)
- utbrott noun (often childish display of bad temper)
- vredesutbrott noun (often childish display of bad temper)
Tagalog
1 entries- pag-aalumihit noun (often childish display of bad temper)
Tamil
1 entries- ரகளை noun (often childish display of bad temper)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
The child threw a tantrum because he wanted the toy.
Source: tatoeba (2594051)
You never know when he's going to throw another tantrum.
Source: tatoeba (2796464)
I can't explain the reason for your tantrum.
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