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apoplexy

ap·o·plex·y
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ap-uh-plek-see]
    • /ˈæp əˌplɛk si/
    • /ˈæp.ə.plek.si/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ap-uh-plek-see]
    • /ˈæp əˌplɛk si/

Definitions of apoplexy word

  • uncountable noun apoplexy Apoplexy is a stroke. 3
  • uncountable noun apoplexy Apoplexy is extreme anger. 3
  • noun apoplexy sudden loss of consciousness, often followed by paralysis, caused by rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel in the brain 3
  • noun apoplexy a cerebral accident, or stroke 3
  • noun apoplexy a condition in any organ of severe hemorrhage or infarction 3
  • noun apoplexy stroke1 (def 6). 1

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Origin of apoplexy

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English apoplexie < Late Latin < Greek, equivalent to apóplēkt(os) (see apoplectic) + -ia -y3

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Parts of speech for Apoplexy

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

apoplexy popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for apoplexy

noun apoplexy

  • stroke — a short oblique stroke (/) between two words indicating that whichever is appropriate may be chosen to complete the sense of the text in which they occur: The defendant and his/her attorney must appear in court.
  • occlusion — the act or state of occluding or the state of being occluded.
  • seizure — the act or an instance of seizing.
  • thrombosis — intravascular coagulation of the blood in any part of the circulatory system, as in the heart, arteries, veins, or capillaries.

Antonyms for apoplexy

noun apoplexy

  • consciousness — Your consciousness is your mind and your thoughts.

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