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Word: Apoplexy
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Old French apoplexie, from late Latin apoplexia, from Greek apoplēxia, from apoplēssein ‘disable by a stroke’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈapəplɛksi
Dialects: British English
Definition:
unconsciousness or incapacity resulting from a cerebral haemorrhage or stroke
Short Definition:unconsciousness or incapacity resulting from cerebral haemorrhage or stroke
Examples:- Browne died of apoplexy
Definition:
extreme anger
Short Definition:extreme anger
Examples:- the decision has aroused apoplexy among environmentalists
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