Definition of Paroxism
Par"ox*ysm (?), n. [F. paroxysme,
Gr. &?;, fr. &?; to sharpen, irritate; para` beside, beyond
+ &?; to sharpen, from &?; sharp.] 1. (Med.)
The fit, attack, or exacerbation, of a disease that occurs at
intervals, or has decided remissions or intermissions.
Arbuthnot.
2. Any sudden and violent emotion; spasmodic
passion or action; a convulsion; a fit.
The returning paroxysms of diffidence and
despair. South.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Random sudden outburst (of activity)
- Sudden recurrence of a disease
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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