Word of the Day for Thursday, December 17, 2009
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paroxysm \PAIR-uhk-siz-uhm\, noun:
paroxysm \PAIR-uhk-siz-uhm\, noun:
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1. (Medicine) A sudden attack, intensification, or recurrence of a disease.
1. (Medicine) A sudden attack, intensification, or recurrence of a disease.
2. Any sudden and violent emotion or action; an outburst; a fit.
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If the B.O. does not get his way with the health care takeover, it will surely send him into a paroxysm of rage!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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Paroxysm is from Greek paroxusmos, from paroxunein, "to irritate, provoke or excite (literally to sharpen excessively)," from para-, "beyond" + oxunein, "to sharpen, to provoke."
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