par·ox·ysm
noun/ˈpærəksɪzəm/
/ˈpærəksɪzəm/
- paroxysm of something a sudden strong feeling or expression of an emotion that cannot be controlled
突然发作 - paroxysms of hate
突然满腔仇恨 - a paroxysm of laughter
一阵狂笑
- paroxysms of hate
- (medical) a sudden short attack of pain, causing physical shaking that cannot be controlled
阵发痛
Word Originlate Middle English: from French paroxysme, via medieval Latin from Greek paroxusmos, from paroxunein ‘exasperate’, from para- ‘beyond’ + oxunein ‘sharpen’ (from oxus ‘sharp’).