paroxysm
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paroxysm n 1 :
a sudden uncontrollable attack ; "
a paroxysm of giggling ";
"
a fit of coughing "; "
convulsions of laughter " [
synonym :
{
paroxysm }, {
fit }, {
convulsion }]
Paroxysm \
Par "
ox *
ysm \,
n . [
F .
paroxysme ,
Gr . ?,
fr . ?
to sharpen ,
irritate ;
para `
beside ,
beyond ?
to sharpen ,
from ?
sharp .]
1 . (
Med .)
The fit ,
attack ,
or exacerbation ,
of a disease that occurs at intervals ,
or has decided remissions or intermissions . --
Arbuthnot .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
Any sudden and violent emotion ;
spasmodic passion or action ;
a convulsion ;
a fit .
[
1913 Webster ]
The returning paroxysms of diffidence and despair .
--
South .
[
1913 Webster ]
154 Moby Thesaurus words for "
paroxysm ":
Jacksonian epilepsy ,
Rolandic epilepsy ,
abdominal epilepsy ,
access ,
acquired epilepsy ,
activated epilepsy ,
acute pain ,
affect epilepsy ,
akinetic epilepsy ,
amok ,
apoplexy ,
arrest ,
attack ,
autonomic epilepsy ,
bite ,
blaze ,
blockage ,
boring pain ,
breakup ,
burst ,
cardiac epilepsy ,
cat fit ,
cataclysm ,
charley horse ,
climax ,
clonic spasm ,
clonus ,
conniption ,
conniption fit ,
convulsion ,
cortical epilepsy ,
cramp ,
cramps ,
crick ,
cursive epilepsy ,
cyclone ,
darting pain ,
diastrophism ,
disaster ,
diurnal epilepsy ,
duck fit ,
eclampsia ,
epilepsia ,
epilepsia gravior ,
epilepsia major ,
epilepsia minor ,
epilepsia mitior ,
epilepsia nutans ,
epilepsia tarda ,
epilepsy ,
epitasis ,
eruption ,
explosion ,
falling sickness ,
fever ,
fit ,
fit of anger ,
fit of temper ,
flare -
up ,
focal epilepsy ,
frenzy ,
fulgurant pain ,
furor ,
fury ,
gale ,
girdle pain ,
gnawing ,
grand mal ,
grip ,
griping ,
gust ,
haute mal ,
hitch ,
hurricane ,
hysterical epilepsy ,
ictus ,
irruption ,
jumping pain ,
kink ,
lancinating pain ,
larval epilepsy ,
laryngeal epilepsy ,
laryngospasm ,
latent epilepsy ,
lockjaw ,
matutinal epilepsy ,
menstrual epilepsy ,
murderous insanity ,
musicogenic epilepsy ,
myoclonous epilepsy ,
nip ,
nocturnal epilepsy ,
occlusion ,
orgasm ,
outbreak ,
outburst ,
overthrow ,
pang ,
petit mal ,
physiologic epilepsy ,
pinch ,
prick ,
psychic epilepsy ,
psychokinesia ,
psychomotor epilepsy ,
quake ,
rage ,
reflex epilepsy ,
rotatoria ,
seizure ,
sensory epilepsy ,
serial epilepsy ,
sexual climax ,
sharp pain ,
shoot ,
shooting ,
shooting pain ,
spasm ,
spell ,
stab ,
stabbing pain ,
stitch ,
stoppage ,
storm ,
stroke ,
tantrum ,
tardy epilepsy ,
temblor ,
temper tantrum ,
tempest ,
tetanus ,
tetany ,
thrill ,
throe ,
throes ,
thromboembolism ,
thrombosis ,
tidal wave ,
tonic epilepsy ,
tonic spasm ,
tormen ,
tornado ,
torsion spasm ,
traumatic epilepsy ,
trismus ,
tsunami ,
tweak ,
twinge ,
twitch ,
ucinate epilepsy ,
upheaval ,
visitation ,
whirlwind ,
wrench
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PAROXYSM Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster In its earliest known English uses in the 15th century, paroxysm referred to a sudden attack or increase of symptoms of a disease—such as pain, coughing, shaking, etc —that often occur again and again
PAROXYSM Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com A paroxysm is a convulsion or sudden fit, brought on because you're freaking out or coming down with something Paroxysm is from the Greek word paroxysmos, which basically means "to irritate "
Paroxysm - definition of paroxysm by The Free Dictionary A sudden outburst of emotion or action: a paroxysm of laughter 2 a A sudden attack, recurrence, or intensification of a disease b A spasm or fit; a convulsion
paroxysm noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . . Definition of paroxysm noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
PAROXYSM | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary Often things have to come to a crisis, a paroxysm, before there can be recovery
Paroxysmal attack - Wikipedia The word paroxysm means 'sudden attack, outburst' [2] and comes from Greek παροξυσμός (paroxusmós) 'irritation, exasperation' [3] Paroxysmal attacks in various disorders have been reported extensively, and ephaptic coupling of demyelinated nerves has been presumed as one of the underlying mechanisms of this phenomenon
paroxysm, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary paroxysm, n meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary
PAROXYSM definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary A paroxysm is a series of sudden, violent, uncontrollable movements that your body makes because you are coughing, laughing, or in great pain
Paroxysm - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com A paroxysm is a convulsion or sudden fit, brought on because you're freaking out or coming down with something Paroxysm is from the Greek word paroxysmos, which basically means "to irritate "
Paroxysm Definition Meaning | Britannica Dictionary He went into paroxysms of laughter