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# tantrum

«tantrum» in Mova's school dictionary: **a sudden burst of anger or upset, with crying, shouting…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a tantrum, tantrums)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A tantrum is a sudden burst of anger or upset, with crying, shouting or kicking, often from a young child who cannot get what they want. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tantrum/#m1)

2) Older people can also «throw a tantrum» when they behave in a very childish, angry way. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tantrum/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday family life and feelings lessons, toddlers often have tantrums because they cannot yet say what they feel; calm adults, naming feelings and taking deep breaths help. In stories, a spoiled character throws tantrums. Phrases: «have a tantrum», «throw a tantrum», «temper tantrum».

### examples

- My little brother had a tantrum in the shop. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tantrum/#x1)
- She threw a tantrum because she couldn't have sweets. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tantrum/#x2)
- Toddlers often have tantrums when they are tired. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tantrum/#x3)
- Taking deep breaths can stop a tantrum. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tantrum/#x4)
- The spoiled prince threw a tantrum and stamped his feet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tantrum/#x5)
- He's too old for tantrums now. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tantrum/#x6)
- Mum stayed calm during the tantrum. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tantrum/#x7)

### note

Countable noun: «a tantrum, tantrums». We «have» or «throw» a tantrum. A «temper tantrum» means the same. Tantrums are normal for toddlers; for older children, naming feelings and calming down are better ways.

### In the corpora

- ["Having a moment" said about a child means throwing a tantrum.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/15-behaviour-and-school-reports/4/)
- [A meltdown is not a tantrum for sweets: it is a brain that has had too much noise and light all at once.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/506-a-sibling-with-a-disability-or-illness-or-who-left-home/3/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «tantrum» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tantrum/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.