| slovo | definícia |
tantrum
(encz) | tantrum,vztek n: Zdeněk Brož |
Tantrum
(gcide) | Tantrum \Tan"trum\, n.
1. A whim; an affected air. [Colloq. and archaic]
--Thackeray.
[1913 Webster]
2. A display of ill-humor, especially a demonstration of rage
or frustration by shouting or violent physical movements,
such as the stamping of feet; called also {temper
tantrum}. It is usually associated with children, but is
sometimes seen in adults.
[PJC]
3. [fig.] A display of anger expressed by irrationally
striking out at innocent targets or inanimate objects; as,
the governor was so insulted by the article, he threw a
temper tantrum and cancelled the ceremony.
[PJC] |
tantrum
(wn) | tantrum
n 1: a display of bad temper; "he had a fit"; "she threw a
tantrum"; "he made a scene" [syn: fit, tantrum,
scene, conniption] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
tantrums
(encz) | tantrums,záchvaty vzteku Zdeněk Brož |
throw a tantrum
(encz) | throw a tantrum, |
Tantrum
(gcide) | Tantrum \Tan"trum\, n.
1. A whim; an affected air. [Colloq. and archaic]
--Thackeray.
[1913 Webster]
2. A display of ill-humor, especially a demonstration of rage
or frustration by shouting or violent physical movements,
such as the stamping of feet; called also {temper
tantrum}. It is usually associated with children, but is
sometimes seen in adults.
[PJC]
3. [fig.] A display of anger expressed by irrationally
striking out at innocent targets or inanimate objects; as,
the governor was so insulted by the article, he threw a
temper tantrum and cancelled the ceremony.
[PJC] |
temper tantrum
(gcide) | Tantrum \Tan"trum\, n.
1. A whim; an affected air. [Colloq. and archaic]
--Thackeray.
[1913 Webster]
2. A display of ill-humor, especially a demonstration of rage
or frustration by shouting or violent physical movements,
such as the stamping of feet; called also {temper
tantrum}. It is usually associated with children, but is
sometimes seen in adults.
[PJC]
3. [fig.] A display of anger expressed by irrationally
striking out at innocent targets or inanimate objects; as,
the governor was so insulted by the article, he threw a
temper tantrum and cancelled the ceremony.
[PJC] |
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