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paroxysm
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[ˈparəksɪz(ə)m], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a sudden attack or outburst of a particular emotion or activity
(e.g: a paroxysm of weeping)
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Origin
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late Middle English: from French paroxysme, via medieval Latin from Greek paroxusmos, from paroxunein ‘exasperate’, from para- ‘beyond’ + oxunein ‘sharpen’ (from oxus ‘sharp’)
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