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apoplexy
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[ˈapəplɛksi], (Noun)
Definitions:
- unconsciousness or incapacity resulting from a cerebral haemorrhage or stroke
(e.g: Browne died of apoplexy)
- extreme anger
(e.g: the decision has aroused apoplexy among environmentalists)
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Origin
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late Middle English: from Old French apoplexie, from late Latin apoplexia, from Greek apoplēxia, from apoplēssein ‘disable by a stroke’
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