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Meaning of hissy fit | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A childish display of anger or frustration; an overly dramatic tantrum.

informal

Examples

“As for me, I don't care anymore if my kid has a hissy fit in the junior department.”
“Viewers were aghast. . . . As co-host Regis Philbin flinched, Gifford launched into a teary, it's-not-my-fault, TV hissy fit: "You can say I'm ugly, you can say I'm not talented, but when you say I don't care about children, how dare you!"”
“One of the supposedly great hopes for the future of the party hasn’t even got the guts to admit that they threw a conference hissy fit”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

hissyfit Hist hist. hist. n. Histadrut histamin

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