noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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/ˈtæn.tɹʌm/
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rhymes with -æntɹʌm
CMU ARPABET:T AE1 N T R AH0 M
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
An often childish display or fit of bad temper.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Many parents become embarrassed by their children throwing tantrums in public places.
Baby Shawn threw a tantrum when he was told the bicycle was not his.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
To throw a tantrum.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
a display of bad temper
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he had a fit
she threw a tantrum
he made a scene
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fit, scene, conniption
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bad temper, ill temper
History
Etymology
From earlier tanterum. Further etymology unknown.
Across languages
Translations
82 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
فَوْرة غَضَب
— often childish display of bad temper
Arabic:
نَوْبة غَضَب
— often childish display of bad temper
Arabic:
سَوْرة
(sawra)
— often childish display of bad temper
Arabic:
هَيَجان
(hayajān)
— often childish display of bad temper
Basque:
haserrealdi
— often childish display of bad temper
Central Bikol:
urag-urag
— often childish display of bad temper
Bulgarian:
фасон
(fason)
— often childish display of bad temper
Bulgarian:
тръшкане
(trǎškane)
— often childish display of bad temper
Catalan:
enrabiada
— often childish display of bad temper
Catalan:
rebequeria
— often childish display of bad temper
Catalan:
enreveixinament
— often childish display of bad temper
Catalan:
rabiola
— often childish display of bad temper
Chinese Mandarin:
發脾氣 /发脾气
(fā píqi)
— often childish display of bad temper
Czech:
záchvat vzteku
— often childish display of bad temper
Danish:
raserianfald
— often childish display of bad temper
Danish:
hysterisk anfald
— often childish display of bad temper
Danish:
vredesanfald
— often childish display of bad temper
Danish:
raseriudbrud
— often childish display of bad temper
Dutch:
driftbui
— often childish display of bad temper
Dutch:
woedeaanval
— often childish display of bad temper
Finnish:
kiukunpuuska
— often childish display of bad temper
Finnish:
raivonpuuska
— often childish display of bad temper
Finnish:
raivari
— often childish display of bad temper
Finnish:
itkupotkuraivari
— often childish display of bad temper
French:
excès de colère
— often childish display of bad temper
French:
caprice
— often childish display of bad temper
Galician:
perrencha
— often childish display of bad temper
Galician:
rabecha
— often childish display of bad temper
Galician:
cabuxo
— often childish display of bad temper
German:
Wutanfall
— often childish display of bad temper
German:
Ausraster
— often childish display of bad temper
German:
Koller
— often childish display of bad temper
German:
Tobsuchtsanfall
— often childish display of bad temper
Greek:
νευράκια
(nevrákia)
— often childish display of bad temper
Greek:
πείσματα
(peísmata)
— often childish display of bad temper
Hebrew:
התקף זעם
— often childish display of bad temper
Hungarian:
hiszti
— often childish display of bad temper
Hungarian:
hisztéria
— often childish display of bad temper
Hungarian:
dühkitörés
— often childish display of bad temper
Hungarian:
cirkusz
— often childish display of bad temper
Hungarian:
rapli
— often childish display of bad temper
Icelandic:
bræðikast
— often childish display of bad temper
Icelandic:
illskukast
— often childish display of bad temper
Italian:
bizza
— often childish display of bad temper
Italian:
capriccio
— often childish display of bad temper
Japanese:
癇癪
(kanshaku)
— often childish display of bad temper
Japanese:
ぎゃんなき
(gyannaki)
— often childish display of bad temper
Kapampangan:
kasat
— often childish display of bad temper
Māori:
rūtakitanga
— often childish display of bad temper
Māori:
rūtānga
— often childish display of bad temper
Norwegian Bokmål:
raserianfall
— often childish display of bad temper
Norwegian Bokmål:
raseriutbrudd
— often childish display of bad temper
Norwegian Bokmål:
slå seg vrang
— often childish display of bad temper
Persian:
کج خلقی
— often childish display of bad temper
Persian:
خشم
— often childish display of bad temper
Persian:
قهر
— often childish display of bad temper
Polish:
histeria
— often childish display of bad temper
Portuguese:
birra
— often childish display of bad temper
Portuguese:
chilique
— often childish display of bad temper
Portuguese:
piti
— often childish display of bad temper
Portuguese:
pirraça
— often childish display of bad temper
Portuguese:
choradeira
— often childish display of bad temper
Romanian:
pandalie
— often childish display of bad temper
Romanian:
toană
— often childish display of bad temper
Russian:
исте́рика
(istérika)
— often childish display of bad temper
Russian:
при́ступ гнева
(prístup gneva)
— often childish display of bad temper
Serbo-Croatian:
izljev bijesa
— often childish display of bad temper
Serbo-Croatian:
napad bijesa
— often childish display of bad temper
Spanish:
rabieta
— often childish display of bad temper
Spanish:
berrinche
— often childish display of bad temper
Spanish:
pataleta
— often childish display of bad temper
Spanish:
cortón
— often childish display of bad temper
Spanish:
corajina
— often childish display of bad temper
Spanish:
perrera
— often childish display of bad temper
Spanish:
perreta
— often childish display of bad temper
Spanish:
chiripiorca
— often childish display of bad temper
Swedish:
raserianfall
— often childish display of bad temper
Swedish:
raseriutbrott
— often childish display of bad temper
Swedish:
vredesutbrott
— often childish display of bad temper
Swedish:
utbrott
— often childish display of bad temper
Tagalog:
pag-aalumihit
— often childish display of bad temper
Tamil:
ரகளை
(rakaḷai)
— often childish display of bad temper