Paroxysm | Definition In The English-Malay Dictionary

Translation of paroxysm – English–Malay dictionary

paroxysm

 noun  /ˈpӕrəksizəm/ Add to word list Add to word list ● a sudden sharp attack (of pain, rage, laughter etc) tdk dapat ditahan paroxysms of laughter.

(Translation of paroxysm from the PASSWORD English–Malay Dictionary © 2015 K Dictionaries Ltd)

Examples of paroxysm

paroxysm Perhaps we should examine the facts rather than indulge in a great paroxysm based on absolutely nothing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These trials determined that opium equaled quinine in its capacity to arrest 'the paroxysms of intermittent fever' associated with recurring malarial attacks, if given in sufficient quantities to the sufferer. From the Cambridge English Corpus Grief comes in waves, paroxysms, sudden apprehensions that weaken the knees and blind the eyes and obliterate the dailiness of everyday life. From the Cambridge English Corpus In suddenness, intensity, and periodicity, there is a close analogy between malarial fever and inebriate paroxysms, the same causes often originating both diseases. From the Cambridge English Corpus Hippocrates began to categorize illnesses as acute, chronic, endemic and epidemic, and use terms such as, exacerbation, relapse, resolution, crisis, paroxysm, peak, and convalescence. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Often things have to come to a crisis, a paroxysm, before there can be recovery. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Thus, after a series of paroxysms the state forsakes the senate and takes refuge in the camp. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Or take, again, paroxysms or rapid heart rate in pregnancy—acceleration up to 150 or 200 in the minute. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. C1

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in Chinese (Traditional) （尤指不可控制的感情）突發… See more in Chinese (Simplified) （尤指不可控制的感情）突发… See more in Spanish paroxismo… See more in Portuguese paroxismo, ataque… See more in French in Turkish in Dutch in Czech in Danish in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Swedish in German in Norwegian in Ukrainian paroxysme, crise… See more şiddetli duygu boşalımı… See more aanval… See more záchvat, výbuch, nával… See more anfald, -anfald… See more serangan… See more การปะทุ… See more cơn bộc phát… See more atak… See more paroxysm, häftigt anfall… See more der Anfall… See more heftig anfall… See more пароксизм, напад… See more Need a translator?

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