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apoplexie

apoplexie is the obsolete spelling of apoplexy.

Meaning of apoplexy

Noun

apoplexy (countable and uncountable, plural apoplexies)

  1. (dated) Unconsciousness or incapacity resulting from a cerebral hemorrhage or stroke.
    1. (dated) Gross hemorrhage into a cavity or into the substance of an organ.
  2. (informal) A state of intense anger; uncontrollable fury so intense as to have effects like a stroke.
    • That message sent him into a fit of apoplexy.
    Synonyms:
    anger, fury, ire, rage

Forms of apoplexie

pluralapoplexies

Questions about apoplexie

What is apoplexie the obsolete spelling of?
Apoplexie is the obsolete spelling of apoplexy.

Words near apoplexie in the dictionary

  1. apoplectiform
  2. apoplex
  3. apoplexed
  4. apoplexes
  5. apoplexic
  6. apoplexie
  7. apoplexies
  8. apoplexing
  9. apoplexy
  10. apoposeidia
  11. apoposeidion

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