apoplectic

Meaning

Adj

1. Of or relating to apoplexy.
2. (figuratively) Marked by extreme anger or fury.
3. (archaic) Effused with blood.

Noun

A person suffering from apoplexy.

Synonyms

stuffy

Translations

apoplético

apoplectique

apoplettico

apoplektisch

apopléctico

apopléctico

apoplético

apopléjico

سريع الغضب

felce ait

αποπληκτικός

furibond

d’apoplexie

apoplecticus

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌæp.əˈplɛk.tɪk/

Etymology

From French apoplectique, from Late Latin apoplēcticus, from Ancient Greek ἀποπληκτικός (apoplēktikós), from ἀπόπληκτος (apóplēktos), from ἀποπλήσσω (apoplḗssō), from ἀπό (apó, “of, from”) + πλήσσω (plḗssō, “I strike”).