con·nip·tion /kəˈnɪpʃən/ (also conniption fit) noun [countableC] American EnglishAmE old-fashioned ANGRYa way of behaving which shows that you are very angry 发怒;歇斯底里 My mother threw a conniption fit when I didn’t come home till two in the morning. 我直到凌晨两点才回家,我母亲因此大发雷霆。
Origin conniption (1800-1900) Probably an invented word