Paroxysm
Paroxysm [ PAR-uh’ k-siz-uh ’m ] | |
[ noun ] | |
MEANING : | |
1. a sudden fit, outburst or spasm of action or emotion 2. an attack, intensification or recurrence of a certain disease | |
USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : | |
People thought him to be weird because of his fits of paroxysms. |