The Latest Word: Paroxysm
Today's give-and-take is i that is flora inward a near-identical shape inward many other languages, equally it's been borrowed from the Greek give-and-take παροξυσμός or the verb παροξύνειν. Simply accept a await at these translations:
French | paroxysme |
Portuguese + Spanish | paroxismo |
Italian | parossismo |
Afrikaans | paroksisme |
Turkish | paroksizm |
Russian + Ukrainian | пароксизм (read "paroxism") |
Romanian | paroxism |
Polish | paroksyzm |
Meaning
a) random, precipitous tearing flare-up (of emotion, action)
b) precipitous recurrence of the symptoms (of a disease); a fit; an attack
Greek origin
In Greek, παροξυσμός means an irritation or severe fit. The verb παροξύνειν means "to irritate" or "sharpen" equally the root of the give-and-take "oxy" from ὀξύς agency "sharp". Even today, when used inward the Greek language, οξύ means acid, no uncertainty inward acknowledgment of the precipitous gustatory modality of acidic foods in addition to the irritants contained inward diverse chemic solutions.
Synonyms
a) convulsion, seizure, spasm, flare-up, outbreak
b) outburst, outpouring, burst, eruption
Examples
1) a paroxysm of rage / of emotion / of laughter
2) a paroxysm of coughing / live caught inward the paroxysms of an epileptic seizure
