par·ox·ysm /ˈpærəkˌsɪzəm ||pəˈrɑk-/
發作,突發
par·ox·ysm /ˈpærəkˌsɪzəm , pəˈrɑk-/ 名詞
發作,陣發
Par·ox·ysm n.
1. Med. The fit, attack, or exacerbation, of a disease that occurs at intervals, or has decided remissions or intermissions.
2. Any sudden and violent emotion; spasmodic passion or action; a convulsion; a fit.
The returning paroxysms of diffidence and despair. --South.
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paroxysm
n : a sudden uncontrollable attack; "a paroxysm of giggling"; "a
fit of coughing"; "convulsions of laughter" [syn: fit,
convulsion]