have a fit

Verb

Meaning

get very angry and fly into a rage

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

combust blow a fuse hit the roof fly off the handle hit the ceiling go ballistic throw a fit lose one's temper blow one's stack flip one's lid flip one's wig fume lose it rage explode

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Antonyms

chill out rest collect recover settle mitigate

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Hypernyms

rage

Examples

They're fanatics. It's like expecting humanity from a falling rock. It's not going to have a fit of compassion and not crack your skull open. Ilona Andrews

The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question Source: Internet

Spam makes me go ballistic Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

have a fight have a finger in have a fire have a fitting have a fling have a fling at