conniption
Pronunciation:
/kəˈnɪp.ʃən//kəˈnɪp.ʃən/noun
Definitions
A fit of anger or panic; conniption fit.
Example: ...threatened by the conniptions gripping Wall Street (Businessweek Oct.20, 2008)
A fit of laughing; convulsion.
Example: The joke was not that funny, but he went into conniptions laughing.