conniption
Définition, traduction, prononciation, anagramme et synonyme sur le dictionnaire libre Wiktionnaire.
Sommaire |
Anglais [modifier]
Étymologie
- Attesté en 1833, de l’anglais américain, d’origine incertaine ; peut être en rapport avec corruption ou caption.
Nom commun
| Singulier | Pluriel |
|---|---|
| conniption /kə.ˈnɪp.ʃən/ |
conniptions /kə.ˈnɪp.ʃənz/ |
conniption
- (Familier) Accès de colère, de rage.
- When she came downstairs and saw what her children were eating, she had a conniption.
- ...threatened by the conniptions gripping Wall Street – Businessweek 20 octobre 2008.
- When she came downstairs and saw what her children were eating, she had a conniption.
- Crise de fou rire.
- The joke was not that funny, but he went into conniptions laughing.
Prononciation
- (Royaume-Uni), (États-Unis) : /kə.ˈnɪp.ʃən/
- États-Unis : écouter « conniption [kə.ˈnɪp.ʃən] »
