Child Behavior Terms

noun a sudden and violent display of emotion or reaction

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• The CEO's outburst during the meeting was unexpected and unprofessional.
• I couldn't believe the outburst my mom had when she found out I failed my test.
• His outburst was totally uncalled for, dude.
• Her emotions were like a volcanic outburst, erupting without warning.

noun a person who is irritable or easily annoyed

adjective having a headache or feeling pain in the head

• The doctor diagnosed her with a sorehead due to the constant headaches she was experiencing.
• I told him not to drink so much last night, now he's a sorehead this morning.
• She's such a sorehead when she doesn't get her way.
• After losing the game, he was a sorehead for the rest of the day.

noun a long, high-pitched complaining cry or sound

verb to complain in a feeble or petulant way

• The child continued to whine about not getting a second dessert.
• Stop whining about having to do your chores.
• Why are you always whining about everything?
• The wind whined through the trees on the stormy night.