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Paroxysm

noun/pˈæɹəksˌɪzəm/
Definition
a sudden uncontrollable attack
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/pˈæɹəksˌɪzəm/
🇬🇧British English
/pˈaɹəksˌɪzəm/
🇮🇳Indian English
/pˈaɹəksˌɪzəm/
3 syllables Say it as /pˈæɹəksˌɪzəm/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna sudden uncontrollable attack
“a paroxysm of giggling”
Word Forms
paroxysmaladjectiveaccompanied by or of the nature of paroxysms
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Anfall
ein plötzlicher unkontrollierbarer Angriff
🇫🇷French
paroxysme
une attaque soudaine et incontrôlable
🇪🇸Spanish
paroxismo
un ataque repentino e incontrolable
🇮🇹Italian
parossismo
un attacco improvviso e incontrollabile
🇳🇱Dutch
paroxisme
een plotselinge, oncontroleerbare aanval
🇵🇹Portuguese
paroxismo
um ataque repentino e incontrolável
🇷🇺Russian
пароксизм
внезапная неконтролируемая атака
India
🇮🇳Hindi
आवेग
अचानक बेकाबू हमला
🇧🇩Bengali
প্যারোক্সিজম
একটি আকস্মিক অনিয়ন্ত্রিত আক্রমণ
🇮🇳Telugu
పక్షవాతం
ఆకస్మిక అనియంత్రిత దాడి
🇮🇳Marathi
पॅरोक्सिझम
अचानक अनियंत्रित हल्ला
🇮🇳Gujarati
પેરોક્સિઝમ
અચાનક બેકાબૂ હુમલો
🇮🇳Kannada
ಪ್ಯಾರೊಕ್ಸಿಸಮ್
ಹಠಾತ್ ಅನಿಯಂತ್ರಿತ ದಾಳಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
പരോക്സിസം
പെട്ടെന്നുള്ള അനിയന്ത്രിതമായ ആക്രമണം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਪੈਰੋਕਸਿਜ਼ਮ
ਇੱਕ ਅਚਾਨਕ ਬੇਕਾਬੂ ਹਮਲਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
پیروکسزم
اچانک بے قابو حملہ
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
发作
突然无法控制的攻击
🇯🇵Japanese
発作
突然の制御不能な攻撃
🇰🇷Korean
발작
갑자기 제어할 수 없는 공격
🇻🇳Vietnamese
cơn kịch phát
một cuộc tấn công bất ngờ không thể kiểm soát
🇹🇭Thai
อัมพาต
การโจมตีที่ไม่สามารถควบคุมได้อย่างกะทันหัน
🇮🇩Indonesian
serangan hebat
serangan tiba-tiba yang tidak terkendali
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
النوبة
هجوم مفاجئ لا يمكن السيطرة عليه
🇮🇷Persian
پاراکسیسم
یک حمله غیرقابل کنترل ناگهانی
🇹🇷Turkish
nöbet
ani, kontrol edilemeyen bir saldırı
🇮🇱Hebrew
הֶתקֵף פִּתאוֹמִי
התקפה פתאומית בלתי נשלטת
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'paroxysm'?
The primary meaning of 'paroxysm' is 'a sudden uncontrollable attack'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'paroxysm' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'paroxysm' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'paroxysm' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'paroxysm' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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