apoplectic outburst
- noun
- /ˌæpəˈplɛktɪk ˈaʊtbɜrst/
:
estallido apoplético
- She apologized later for her apoplectic outburst at the team meeting.
Examples
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The coach's apoplectic outburst on the sidelines was caught on camera.
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After the decision was announced, she had an apoplectic outburst!
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His apoplectic outburst during the debate left everyone in stunned silence.
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His apoplectic outburst shocked everyone in the meeting.
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His apoplectic outburst during the debate left everyone in stunned silence.
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She apologized later for her apoplectic outburst at the team meeting.
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The coach's apoplectic outburst on the sidelines was caught on camera.
Synonyms
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3.9
A sudden strong show of feeling like anger or laughter
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3.5
A short, strong period of activity or feeling
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3.0
A sudden strong burst of emotion or noise
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6.1
A sudden angry outburst showing strong emotion
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9.9
A sudden strong burst of anger
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5.3
A sudden strong feeling such as anger or excitement
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9.9
A sudden strong burst of feeling, for example coughing or laughter
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9.9
A sudden loss of consciousness from a stroke or extreme anger
A short sudden moment when someone becomes very angry because things go wrong
Antonyms
How Angry
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is directly compositional: 'apoplectic' denotes extreme fury and 'outburst' denotes a sudden release of emotion, so together they clearly describe a sudden, extreme display of anger. There is no idiomatic or metaphorical shift beyond the constituent meanings, so a learner who knows both words would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Apoplectic outburst comes from the medical word apoplectic, once used for someone having a stroke who looked very red and rigid, and the word outburst, meaning a sudden loud explosion of feeling. So the picture is of a person so angry they seem to explode or lose control, and that is why it means 'a sudden, extreme burst of anger'.