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apoplexy

/ˈæp.əˌplɛk.si/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.21 in modern English

Syllables
apoplexy
IPA
/ˈæp.əˌplɛk.si/
22
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Unconsciousness or incapacity resulting from a cerebral hemorrhage or stroke.

Countable; Dated; Uncountable

noun

Unconsciousness or incapacity resulting from a cerebral hemorrhage or stroke.

Countable; Dated; Uncountable

noun

A state of intense anger; uncontrollable fury so intense as to have effects like a stroke.

Countable; Informal; Uncountable

Example Sentences

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

apoplexies (plural)

Derived Forms

apoplectic

Phrases

heat apoplexy

Synonyms

anger fury ire rage stroke cerebrovascular accident cva

Questions

How do you pronounce apoplexy?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæp.əˌplɛk.si/.
What does apoplexy mean?
Unconsciousness or incapacity resulting from a cerebral hemorrhage or stroke.
Where does apoplexy come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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