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apoplexy

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8 lettersPronunciation /ˈæp.əˌplɛk.si/Part of speech nounSorted aeloppxyStarts with AEnds with Y0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain

Word origin

Late Middle English from Old French apoplexie, from Late Latin apoplexia, from Ancient Greek ἀποπληξία (apoplēxía, “madness; apoplexy, paralysis”), from ἀποπλήσσω (apoplḗssō, “to cripple by a stroke”) + -ία (-ía, nominal suffix). See plague.

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  • That message sent him into a fit of apoplexy.
  • Ten Straight White Males die of a mysterious disease and the nation has apoplexy — Headlines — TV Reports — Sympathy. MONEY comes pouring in and there was no discussion about where to find it.

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