paroxysm

[US]/'pærəksizəm/
[UK]/ˈpærəkˌsɪzəm/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. sudden outburst or attack (especially of a disease)
Word Forms
Pluralparoxysms

Phrases & Collocations

violent paroxysm

emotional paroxysm

Example Sentences

in a paroxysm of rage

a paroxysm of weeping.

a paroxysm of laughter.

a paroxysm of coughing

The patient is given to sudden and inexplicable paroxysms of anger.

He was overcome by a paroxysm of laughter.

The patient experienced a paroxysm of coughing.

She went into a paroxysm of rage when she heard the news.

The volcano erupted in a paroxysm of fiery lava.

He suffered a paroxysm of pain in his chest.

The political debate led to a paroxysm of emotions.

She couldn't control the paroxysm of fear that gripped her.

The storm unleashed a paroxysm of destruction on the town.

His sudden outburst was a paroxysm of frustration.

The music built up to a paroxysm of crescendo.

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