apoplectic
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- adjective
- /ˌæpəˈplɛktɪk/
- Specialized
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apoplético
- I don't suppose I'll see you again." After this conversation, Mrs. Mildmay was not much amazed when, not three days later, she received word that Sir Alvord had suffered an apoplectic fit.
- apoplectic fit
Examples
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Once upon a time, phrases like 'the appearance of impropriety' or 'potential conflict of interest' were enough to cause apoplectic shock, resignations, terminations, and investigations by Justice and the FBI.
Blog text (22) -
There were twenty disputations, rain crashed at the windows, Tureen raged in the arms of the Sikhs, and the Nawab looked as if he were in the throes of an apoplectic fit.
Fiction book (1992) -
But at that moment he was seized by an apoplectic fit.
Fiction book (1996) -
The family had barely settled in their new home outside of Linz when Alois, the father, died suddenly from an apoplectic stroke in January 1903.
Blog text (12) -
He became apoplectic when he learned about the unfair treatment of his colleague.
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During the meeting, she was so apoplectic about the decision that she could hardly speak.
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After hearing the shocking news, he felt apoplectic and had to sit down.
Synonyms
Having sudden stroke-like symptoms such as paralysis or loss of consciousness
Having sudden loss of consciousness or movement like a stroke
Idioms
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Morphology
Etymology
Apoplectic comes from apoplexy, a Greek word made from apo- meaning 'away' and a root meaning 'to strike', so it originally described someone suddenly 'struck down' by a stroke. So apoplectic is used for things related to a sudden stroke.