Associations to the word «Tantrum»

Wiktionary

TANTRUM, noun. An often childish display or fit of bad temper.

Dictionary definition

TANTRUM, noun. A display of bad temper; "he had a fit"; "she threw a tantrum"; "he made a scene".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats