Once she heard Jem refer to our father as 'Atticus' and her reaction was apoplectic.
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Apoplectic
//ˌæp.əˈplɛk.tɪk//
Synonyms for "apoplectic" (48 found)
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23 translations across 11 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ἀποπληκτικός adj (of or relating to apoplexy)
Catalan
1 entries- apoplèctic adj (of or relating to apoplexy)
Finnish
4 entries- apoplektinen adj (of or relating to apoplexy)
- halvaus adj (of or relating to apoplexy)
- raivoissaan adj (marked by extreme anger)
- raivostunut adj (marked by extreme anger)
Galician
1 entries- apopléctico adj (of or relating to apoplexy)
German
1 entries- apoplektisch adj (of or relating to apoplexy)
Greek
1 entries- αποπληκτικός adj (of or relating to apoplexy)
Polish
3 entries- apoplektyczny adj (of or relating to apoplexy)
- apoplektyczka noun (person suffering from apoplexy)
- apoplektyk noun (person suffering from apoplexy)
Portuguese
4 entries- apopléctico adj (of or relating to apoplexy)
- apopléctico adj (marked by extreme anger)
- apoplético adj (of or relating to apoplexy)
- apoplético adj (marked by extreme anger)
Romanian
1 entries- apoplectic adj (of or relating to apoplexy)
Spanish
2 entries- apopléjico adj (of or relating to apoplexy)
- apoplético adj (of or relating to apoplexy)
Swedish
2 entries- apoplektisk adj (of or relating to apoplexy)
- apoplektisk adj (marked by extreme anger)
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Speak of the devil—he marches through the door, and becomes apoplectic when he learns of the upheaval.
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The decision left Potters boss Tony Pulis apoplectic on the touchline, a feeling his West Ham counterpart Avram Grant was to share immediately after the break.
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If older man/younger women matchups make many people uncomfortable, the older man/much younger women combo tends to make them apoplectic.
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