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TANTRUM

a fit of bad temper

The meaning of the word tantrum is a fit of bad temper.

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vernacularusing a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language
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violatebreak
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hazymade dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze
warpa series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft
defaceto mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details
satesatisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy
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