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Word: Paroxysm
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from French paroxysme, via medieval Latin from Greek paroxusmos, from paroxunein ‘exasperate’, from para- ‘beyond’ + oxunein ‘sharpen’ (from oxus ‘sharp’)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈparəksɪz(ə)m
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a sudden attack or outburst of a particular emotion or activity
Short Definition:sudden attack or outburst of particular emotion or activity
Examples:- a paroxysm of weeping
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