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 Paroxysm definition: any sudden, uncontrollable outburst; a fit of emotion or action: a paroxysm of laughter; The war unleashed a paroxysm of violence See examples of PAROXYSM used in a sentence
PAROXYSM | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary Often things have to come to a crisis, a paroxysm, before there can be recovery
paroxysm - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Catastrophists argued that most geological change occurred in rare episodes of truly global paroxysm, marked by the "usual suspects" of volcanism, mountain building, earthquakes, and flooding
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 - definition of paroxysm by The Free Dictionary n 1 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 definition in American English | 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 He broke into a paroxysm of coughing
paroxysm, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary paroxysm, n meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary
Paroxysm Definition Meaning | YourDictionary Paroxysm definition: A sudden attack, or intensification of the symptoms, of a disease, usually recurring periodically
Paroxysm Definition Meaning | Britannica Dictionary PAROXYSM meaning: 1 : a sudden attack or increase of symptoms of a disease (such as pain, coughing, shaking, etc ) that often occurs again and again usually + of; 2 : a sudden strong feeling or expression of emotion that cannot be controlled