Paroxysm 1100 Words You Need
Paroxysm 1100 Words You Need
/ˈpær.ɒk.sɪ.zəm/ (noun)
a sudden and powerful expression of strong feeling, especially one that you cannot control, sudden outburst of emotion, convulsion, fit, spasm, seizure, attack, outbreak, frenzy, outpouring, exposition, eruption:
In a sudden paroxysm of jealousy he threw her clothes out of the window.
paroxysms of laughter
Antonyms
tranquility, calmness, equilibrium, peace of mind
Parts of Speech
- adj: paroxysmic, paroxysmal
- adv: paroxysmally
