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paroxysm /ˈparəksɪz(ə)m/
▶noun a sudden attack or violent expression of something: a paroxysm of weeping.
– derivatives
paroxysmal adjective.
paroxysmal adjective.
– origin ME: from Fr. paroxysme, via med. L. from Gk paroxusmos, from paroxunein ‘exasperate’, from para- ‘beyond’ + oxunein ‘sharpen’.
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