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   apoplexy

   /ˈapəplɛksi/

   noun

   • 1. unconsciousness or incapacity resulting from a cerebral haemorrhage or stroke: dated "Browne died of apoplexy"
   • 2. extreme anger: informal "the decision has aroused apoplexy among environmentalists"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French apoplexie, from late Latin apoplexia, from Greek apoplēxia, from apoplēssein ‘disable by a stroke’.

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   noun. ap· o· plexy ˈa-pə-ˌplek-sē. 1. medical. a. dated : stroke sense 5. The medical evidence showed conclusively that death was due to apoplexy. Arthur Conan Doyle. b. : gross hemorrhage into a cavity or into the substance of an organ. pituitary apoplexy. 2. : a state of intense and almost uncontrollable anger.

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   APOPLEXY definition: 1. very great anger: 2. a stroke resulting from a brain haemorrhage 3. very great anger: . Learn more.

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   Apoplexy (from Ancient Greek ἀποπληξία (apoplexia) 'a striking away') refers to the rupture of an internal organ and the associated symptoms. Informally or metaphorically, the term apoplexy is associated with being furious, especially as "apoplectic".

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   noun [ U ] us / ˈæp.ə.plek.si / uk / ˈæp.ə.plek.si / apoplexy noun [U] (ANGER) Add to word list. very great anger: In a fit of apoplexy, he thumped the table with both hands. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Anger and displeasure. acrimony. anger. animus. annoyance. bad feelings idiom. flap. fuss. get the hump idiom. gorge.

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   a sudden, usually marked loss of bodily function due to rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel. a hemorrhage into an organ cavity or tissue. a state of extreme anger. apoplexy. / ˈæpəˌplɛksɪ / noun. sudden loss of consciousness, often followed by paralysis, caused by rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel in the brain. Discover More.

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   Apoplexy is a sudden and often fatal fit resulting from blood vessels bursting in the brain. The 19th century character Madame Bovary became a widow because of it.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishAPOPLEXY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   apoplexy in British English. (ˈæpəˌplɛksɪ ) noun. 1. old-fashioned. sudden loss of consciousness, often followed by paralysis, caused by rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel in the brain. 2. extreme anger; fury. Collins English Dictionary.