/
ˈapəplɛksi/
n.
(pl. apoplexies)
- extreme anger.
- dated unconsciousness or incapacity resulting from a cerebral haemorrhage or stroke.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. apoplexie, from late L. apoplexia, from Gk apoplēxia, from apoplēssein ‘disable by a stroke’.
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