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apoplexies

apoplexies is the plural 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

Questions about apoplexies

What is apoplexies the plural of?
Apoplexies is the plural of apoplexy.

Words near apoplexies in the dictionary

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

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