apoplexy
Meaning
- (countable, dated, uncountable) Unconsciousness or incapacity resulting from a cerebral hemorrhage or stroke.
- (countable, dated, uncountable) Unconsciousness or incapacity resulting from a cerebral hemorrhage or stroke.
- (countable, informal, uncountable) A state of intense and almost uncontrollable anger.
Synonyms
apoplexia
stroke of apoplexy
cerebral stroke
blood pressure disorders
cardiovascular disorders
cerebrovascular disorders
circulatory disorders
vascular insufficiency
wind-stroke syndrome
apoplectic fit
cerebro-vascular accident
Translations
apoplexie
apoplejía
apoplessia
apoplexia
Apoplexie
apoplexie
αποπληξία
apoplexia
apoplexiaPronounced as (IPA)
/ˈæp.ə.plɛk.si/
Etymology
In summary
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.
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