temper tantrum

noun

Origin

1925-30

Examples from the web for temper tantrum

Data that doesn't fit your case, gets a temper tantrum.
And when the consequences happened, she would have an hourlong temper tantrum.
Cannot disagree with peers without escalating into a temper tantrum or running away from the situation.
She could only fall asleep with a movie on and had a temper tantrum with what the foster mom thought was a nurturing activity.
Instead of having a temper tantrum, how about coming up with solutions instead of this never-ending whining.

Contemporary definitions for temper tantrum

noun

a loss of mental balance or composure, esp. by an outburst of anger or irritation; also called tantrum

Word Origin

tantrum's origin is unknown