paroxysm (redirected from paroxysms)

par·ox·ysm  (prk-szm)

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.

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[Middle English paroxism, periodic attack of a disease, from Medieval Latin paroxysmus, from Greek paroxusmos, from paroxnein, to stimulate, irritate : para-, intensive pref.; see para-¹ + oxnein, to goad, sharpen (from oxus, sharp; see ak- in Indo-European roots).]

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parox·ysmal (-k-szml) adj.

parox·ysmal·ly adv.

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paroxysm

Noun

1. an uncontrollable outburst of emotion: a paroxysm of grief

2. Pathol

a. a sudden attack or recurrence of a disease

b. a fit or convulsion [Greek paroxunein to goad]

paroxysmal adj

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

paroxysm - a sudden uncontrollable attack; "a paroxysm of giggling"; "a fit of coughing"; "convulsions of laughter" convulsion, fit attack - a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition; "an attack of diarrhea"

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paroxysm

noun outburst, attack, fit, seizure, flare-up (informal) eruption, spasm, convulsion

Translations

paroxysm [ˈpærəksɪzəm] n (MED) → paroxismo, ataque m [of anger, laughter, coughing] → ataque m [of grief] → crisis f

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paroxysm [ˈpærəksɪzəm] n (Med), [of grief]; paroxysme m [of anger]; accès m

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paroxysm [ˈpærəksɪzəm] n (also Med) → Anfall m

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paroxysm [ˈpærəksɪzəm] n (MED) → parossismo; [of anger, laughter, coughing] → convulso; [of grief] → attacco

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paroxysm

n paroxysm [ˈpӕrəksizəm]

a sudden sharp attack (of pain, rage, laughter etc) a paroxysm of coughing/fury. paroksisme نَوبَةٌ فُجائِيَّه пристъп záchvat, výbuch, nával anfald; -anfald der Anfall παροξυσμός paroxismo vahk, -krambid حمله؛ فوران kohtaus paroxysme, crise הֶתקֵף פִּתאוֹמִי आवेग paroksizam,eksplozija roham serangan kast parossismo 激発 (고통·감정·웃음 등의) 발작, 폭발 priepuolis lēkme tdk dapat ditahan aanval heftig anfall atak paroxismo paroxism, criză приступ záchvat, výbuch napad napad paroxysm, häftigt anfall การปะทุ şiddetli duygu boşalımı 突然發作 пароксизм, напад دورہ، حملہ cơn bộc phát 突然发作