screaming fit
Vocal emotional outburst
A screaming fit is an episode of uncontrolled screaming, typically from a child in a tantrum but also from adults in moments of rage or hysteria: The toddler had a screaming fit in the grocery store.
Someone might threaten to have a screaming fit if pushed past their limit.
The phrase emphasizes loss of composure—loud, sustained, and dramatic.
- temper tantrumExplosive emotional outburst
- tantrumUncontrolled display of frustration
- hissy fitDramatic temper tantrum
- meltdownCatastrophic loss of control
- full meltdownComplete loss of control
outburst · hysterics · wailing · shrieking · crying jag · sobbing · rage · toddler · flailing · tears · fury · losing it · inconsolable · thrashing · howling · eruption · breakdown · frenzy
- emotional outburstsmeltdown, outburst, tantrum, temper tantrum, angry outburst
- tantrumstantrums, tantrum, temper tantrums, meltdowns, outbursts
- meltdownsnuclear meltdown, reactor meltdown, meltdown, freak out, losing it
screaming fitsilent treatment
Refusing to speak
stoic endurance · suffering in silence · cold shoulder · shutting down
screaming fitequanimity
Unshakable mental steadiness
self-control · level-headedness · cool-headedness · keeping one's cool · serenity
screaming fitcontentment
Peaceful satisfaction with circumstances
peace of mind · bliss · inner peace · tranquility · relaxed mood
scream, screaming, screamed, screams, screamer, screamers, fitted, fitting, fitter