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epileptoid

UK/ɛpɪˈlɛptɔɪd/

epileptoid adjective: resembling epilepsy.

Adjective

epileptoid (comparative more epileptoid, superlative most epileptoid)

  1. Resembling epilepsy.
    • A spasm of violent nausea seized him and he turned up his eyes into his head in a frightening grimace which seemed almost epileptoid.1983, Lawrence Durrell, Sebastian (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 2004, page 983

Noun

epileptoid (plural epileptoids)

  1. (archaic) A person with epilepsy.
  2. A personality type characterized by extreme irritability, rigidity, meticulousness, and a tendency toward rage or aggressive outbursts.

Forms of epileptoid

Adjective
comparativemore epileptoid
superlativemost epileptoid
Noun
pluralepileptoids

Origin of epileptoid

From epileptic + -oid.

Words formed from epileptoid

Questions about epileptoid

What does epileptoid mean?
Epileptoid means resembling epilepsy.
What part of speech is epileptoid?
Epileptoid can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce epileptoid?
Epileptoid is pronounced /ɛpɪˈlɛptɔɪd/ (UK).

Words near epileptoid in the dictionary

  1. epileptogenesis
  2. epileptogenic
  3. epileptogenicity
  4. epileptogenous
  5. epileptographic
  6. epileptoid
  7. epileptoids
  8. epileptological
  9. epileptologically
  10. epileptologist
  11. epileptologists

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