apoplexynoun [ U ]
uk/ˈæp.ə.plek.si/us/ˈæp.ə.plek.si/apoplexy noun [ U ] (ANGER)
very great anger:
In a fit of apoplexy, he thumped the table with both hands.
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Anger and displeasure
- acrimonious
- anger
- animus
- annoyance
- bad feeling
- flap
- fuss
- get the hump idiom
- gorge
- grit
- grit your teeth idiom
- grudge
- hard feelings idiom
- irritation
- rancour
- resent
- resentful
- slow burn
- sour grapes idiom
- spite
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apoplexy noun [ U ] (ILLNESS)
old use a stroke noun resulting from a brain haemorrhage
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Disorders & diseases of the heart & blood
- acquired agammaglobulinemia
- agammaglobulinemia
- agnogenic myeloid metaplasia
- anaemia
- anemic
- angina
- deep vein thrombosis
- dilated cardiomyopathy
- Ebstein's anomaly
- economy-class syndrome
- Eisenmenger syndrome
- endocarditis
- haemorrhage
- hypothermia
- leukaemia
- paediatric thrombocytopenia
- patent ductus arteriosus
- pediatric thrombocytopenia
- pericarditis
- peripheral vascular disease
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