Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paroxism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: parox-ism
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete spelling of paroxysm.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"[W]ith paroxiſms of ſtrange diſmay / Th' amazed Heav'ns ſtood ſtill, Earth's baſis ſhook, / The troubled Ocean roard, the ſtartled Air / In hollovv grones profoundly breath'd its fear."

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

paroxisms (plural)

Questions

What does paroxism mean?: Obsolete spelling of paroxysm.

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