Category:Paroxysm

Par"ox*ysm, n. Etym: [f. paroxysme, gr.

1. (med.)

Defn: the fit, attack, or exacerbation, of a disease that occurs at Intervals, or has decided remissions or intermissions. Arbuthnot.

2. Any sudden and violent emotion; spasmodic passion or action; a Convulsion; a fit. The returning paroxysms of diffidence and despair. South.