English Explanatory Dictionary

apoplexy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Unconsciousness or incapacity resulting from a cerebral hemorrhage or stroke.
  2. Gross hemorrhage into a cavity or into the substance of an organ.
  3. A state of intense and almost uncontrollable anger.

Pronunciation

/ˈæp.əˌplɛk.si/ en-us-apoplexy.ogg

Word forms

apoplexy apoplexies

Etymology

Late Middle English from Old French apoplexie, from Late Latin apoplexia, from Ancient Greek ἀποπληξία (apoplēxía, “madness; apoplexy, paralysis”), from ἀποπλήσσω (apoplḗssō, “to cripple by a stroke”) + -ία (-ía, nominal suffix). See plague.

Derived words

apoplectic heat apoplexy

Translations

Bulgarian: апоплексия Chinese Mandarin: 卒中 Finnish: sisäinen verenvuoto Ancient Greek: ἀποπληξία Hebrew: שָׁבָץ Hindi: रक्ताघात Hungarian: apoplexia Spanish: apoplejía
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