conniption
noun
con·nip·tion
kə-ˈnip-shən 
: a fit of rage, hysteria, or alarm
went into conniptions
He had a conniption when his favorite TV program was preempted by a political speech.
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That would be enough to give even Captain Nemo conniption fits.
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New Atlas, 21 Apr. 2025
And that deep inner truth appears to be a showrunner having a conniption fit.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
One of Frolova-Walker and Walker’s suggestions is liable to send the shadow-of-Stalin contingent into conniptions.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
Hemmed in by volcanic mountains, Lake Kivu, and the Rwandan border, the city is the home base of an activist group that is sending the government into conniptions.
—Stuart A. Reid, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2017
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New Atlas, 21 Apr. 2025
And that deep inner truth appears to be a showrunner having a conniption fit.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
One of Frolova-Walker and Walker’s suggestions is liable to send the shadow-of-Stalin contingent into conniptions.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
Hemmed in by volcanic mountains, Lake Kivu, and the Rwandan border, the city is the home base of an activist group that is sending the government into conniptions.
—Stuart A. Reid, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2017
See All Example Sentences for conniption
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“Conniption.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conniption. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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