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apoplexy

/ˈæpəpleksi/noun

उच्चारण ऐपप्लेक्सी

मस्तिष्काघात, लकवे का दौरा, स्ट्रोक

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noun
  1. 1

    [U] medical, old-fashioned

    the sudden loss of the ability to move, feel or think, caused by a blocked or broken blood vessel in the brain

    मस्तिष्काघात, लकवे का दौरा, स्ट्रोक

    • Her grandfather died of apoplexy.

    Synonyms stroke seizure

  2. 2

    [U] formal

    extreme anger

    अत्यधिक क्रोध, आग-बबूला होना

    • The news of the defeat sent the coach into a fit of apoplexy.

    Synonyms fury rage wrath outrage

    Opposite calm composure

◇Word family
apoplectic adjective
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

stroke seizure fury rage wrath outrage

Antonyms

calm composure

§Grammar and usage

Usage: in modern medicine the word stroke is used, while apoplexy and apoplectic are now mostly used to describe extreme anger, as in 'apoplectic with rage'.

Usage में आधुनिक चिकित्सा में stroke शब्द प्रयोग होता है, जबकि apoplexy और apoplectic अब ज़्यादातर अत्यधिक क्रोध के लिए प्रयोग होते हैं, जैसे 'apoplectic with rage'।