单词 | paroxysm |
释义 | Word Frequency paroxysm(ˈpærəkˌsɪzəm) noun 1. an uncontrollable outburst a paroxysm of giggling 2. pathology a. a sudden attack or recurrence of a disease b. any fit or convulsion Derived forms paroxysmal (ˌparoxˈysmal) or paroxysmic (ˌparoxˈysmic) adjective paroxysmally (ˌparoxˈysmally) adverb Word origin C17: via French from Medieval Latin paroxysmus annoyance, from Greek paroxusmos, from paroxunein to goad, from para-1 (intensifier) + oxunein to sharpen, from oxus sharp |
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