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Paroxysm meaning
A period (especially one of several recurring periods) during the course of an illness when symptoms worsen; a sudden attack of a disease symptom, such as a bout of coughing or a seizure. | Chiefly followed by of: a sudden outburst of violent activity or feeling; also, the most severe part of an activity or incident; the climax. | An outburst of a violent argument or disagreement.
Synonyms of Paroxysm
Example sentences (5)
Taking place hundreds of kilometres away from the nearest major population centres, this paroxysm endangered precisely no-one, but it was spectacular and profuse enough to be seen by astronauts aboard the International Space Station.
Paroxysm was regarded as a medical treatment, and not a sexual release.
The episode has been traditionally interpreted as a paroxysm of anti-barbarian reaction that served to stabilize the East.
The news of the massacre aroused the whole country to a paroxysm of horror and fury."..
Today's laziness and the total lack of technique have reached their paroxysm in the psychological signification of the current use of the college" ( collage ).