con ‧ nip ‧ tion /kəˈnɪpʃ ə n/ BrE AmE ( also conˈniption ˌfit ) noun [countable] American English old-fashioned
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: Probably an invented word ]
a way of behaving which shows that you are very angry:
My mother threw a conniption fit when I didn’t come home till two in the morning.