apoplexy
/ˈæp.əˌplɛk.si/
apoplexy noun: unconsciousness or incapacity resulting from a cerebral hemorrhage or stroke.
Noun
apoplexy (countable and uncountable, plural apoplexies)
- Unconsciousness or incapacity resulting from a cerebral hemorrhage or stroke.
- Gross hemorrhage into a cavity or into the substance of an organ.
- 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.
- 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.1983 August 13, Jim Wilson, “Learning From AIDS”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 5, page 6
apoplexy meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
apoplexy in Hindi
- bleeding of internal organs
- रक्ताघात raktāghāt
apoplexy in Tamil
- மூளை இரத்தக் கசிவு, குருதித்தடை, உறுப்பின் உட்கசிவு, நினைவிழப்பு வீழ்ச்சி
apoplexy in Urdu
- بےحسی کی حالت, مرگی, سکتہ
apoplexy in Bengali
- স্ট্রোক, মস্তিষ্কে রক্তক্ষরণের পুরোনো নাম
More languagesFewer languages
- apoplexy in Malayalam
- ശരീരഭാഗങ്ങൾ തളർന്നുപോകൽ, രക്തമൂർച്ഛ
- apoplexy in Kannada
- ಮಿದುಳು ಲಕ್ವ
- apoplexy in Tagalog
- sumpong-ulo
Synonyms of apoplexy
Forms of apoplexy
| plural | apoplexies |
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Origin of apoplexy
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.
Words formed from apoplexy
Questions about apoplexy
- What does apoplexy mean?
- Apoplexy means unconsciousness or incapacity resulting from a cerebral hemorrhage or stroke.
- What is apoplexy in Hindi?
- Apoplexy in Hindi is रक्ताघात (raktāghāt). See Apoplexy meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is apoplexy?
- Apoplexy is a noun.
- How do you pronounce apoplexy?
- Apoplexy is pronounced /ˈæp.əˌplɛk.si/.
- What is the plural of apoplexy?
- The plural of apoplexy is apoplexies.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: apoplexy (page history and authors); apoplexy (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); apoplexy (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); apoplexy (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); apoplexy (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); apoplexy (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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