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paroxysmal

/pæɹ.əkˈsɪz.məl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.03 in modern English

Syllables
parox-ys-mal
IPA
/pæɹ.əkˈsɪz.məl/
24
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, causing or accompanied by paroxysms.

Etymology

From paroxysm + -al.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /pæɹ.əkˈsɪz.məl/

Inflected Forms

more paroxysmal (comparative) most paroxysmal (superlative)

Derived Forms

interparoxysmal nonparoxysmal paroxysmally photoparoxysmal postparoxysmal preparoxysmal

Phrases

benign paroxysmal positional vertigo paroxysmal atrial tachycardia paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria paroxysmal trepidant abasia

Questions

How do you pronounce paroxysmal?
The recorded pronunciation is /pæɹ.əkˈsɪz.məl/.
What does paroxysmal mean?
Of, pertaining to, causing or accompanied by paroxysms.
Where does paroxysmal come from?
From paroxysm + -al.

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