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Tantrum

/tˈæntrəm/
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(noun) An often childish display or fit of bad temper.

The child threw a tantrum because he wanted me to buy him a toy.
The child threw a tantrum because he wanted the toy.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The young child had a massive ____ in the supermarket because his mother refused to buy him a new toy today.

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