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Apoplexy

//ˈæp.ə.plɛk.si// noun, slang

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Noun

1
Unconsciousness or incapacity resulting from a cerebral hemorrhage or stroke. countable, dated, uncountable
2
a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain wordnet
3
Unconsciousness or incapacity resulting from a cerebral hemorrhage or stroke.; Gross hemorrhage into a cavity or into the substance of an organ. countable, dated, uncountable
4
A state of intense and almost uncontrollable anger. countable, informal, uncountable
"Ten Straight White Males die of a mysterious disease and the nation has apoplexy — Headlines — TV Reports — Sympathy. MONEY comes pouring in and there was no discussion about where to find it."

Etymology

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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