Paroxysm
Pronunciation : Par"ox*ysm
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. paroxysme, Gr.
Definition : 1. (Med.)
Defn: The fit, attack, or exacerbation, of a disease that occurs at intervals, or has decided remissions or intermissions. Arbuthnot.
2. Any sudden and violent emotion; spasmodic passion or action; a convulsion; a fit. The returning paroxysms of diffidence and despair. South.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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