[ noun ] a display of bad temper <noun.state> he had a fitshe threw a tantrum he made a scene
Tantrum \Tan"trum\, n. 1. A whim; an affected air. [Colloq. and archaic] --Thackeray.
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]
But John Beckman, a spokesman for the General Services Department, said today that he had checked into the newspaper's report and concluded that story of the tantrum was untrue.
They have become so popular that a little girl threw a tantrum after she discovered all the carts were in use at one store. Thieves make off with many of the carts, said Israel Reyes, the dairy manager at a store in suburban Kendall.
"It is a long time since we had quite such a tantrum from you," Kinnock replied.
Then I did it all over again before slumping into the bottom of the cockpit feeling both better and worse after my tantrum.' Of course, things improved.
The competition commissioner was outvoted 11-4. What followed was either a tantrum or a tactic aimed at pressuring industry to come up with fresh cuts in capacity.