apoplexy

Meaning

1. Unconsciousness or incapacity resulting from a cerebral hemorrhage or stroke.
2. Unconsciousness or incapacity resulting from a cerebral hemorrhage or stroke.
3. (informal) A state of intense and almost uncontrollable anger.

Synonyms

stroke

cerebrovascular accident

CVA

apoplexia

cuff

cyanosis

faint

fit

heart failure

hypostasis

insult

kick

paralysis

punch

👊

seizure

stroke of apoplexy

swoon

thrombosis

unconscious

hematoma

vasoconstriction

cerebral stroke

cardiovascular diseases

blood pressure disorders

cardiovascular disorders

cerebrovascular disorders

circulatory disorders

vascular insufficiency

wind-stroke syndrome

apoplectic fit

cerebro-vascular accident

arrhythmia

attack

👊

blow

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈæp.ə.plɛk.si/

Etymology

Late Middle English from Old French apoplexie, from Late Latin apoplexia, from Ancient Greek ἀποπληξία (apoplēxía, “madness; apoplexy, paralysis”), from ἀποπλήσσω (apoplḗssō, “to cripple by a stroke”) + -ία (-ía, nominal suffix). See plague.