tantrum

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}]
    

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]
    

19 Moby Thesaurus words for "tantrum":
      cat fit, conniption, conniption fit, convulsion, duck fit,
      eruption, explosion, fit, fit of anger, fit of temper, flare-up,
      fury, outburst, paddy, paroxysm, rage, storm, temper tantrum,
      wax