Definitions for: Paroxysm

[n] a sudden uncontrollable attack; "a paroxysm of giggling"; "a fit of coughing"

Webster (1913) Definition: Par"ox*ysm, n. [F. paroxysme, Gr. ?, fr. ? to
sharpen, irritate; ? beside, beyond + ? to sharpen, from ?
sharp.]
1. (Med.) 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.

Synonyms: fit

See Also: attack

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