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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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 After the Inflation Reduction Act passed Congress without a single Republican vote, GOP lawmakers threw a conniption over the IRS appropriation. —

Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for conniption