paroxysm

Synonyymisanakirja

paroxysm

-kohtaus, puuska, kohtaus, kouristus, sairaskohtaus.

Englannin sanakirja

paroxysm (englanti > suomi)

1. kohtaus

paroxysm englanniksi

1. A random or sudden outburst (of activity).

2. 1903, (w), (w)

Unable to turn his back on the fanged danger and go on, the bull would be driven into paroxysms of rage.

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4. 1955, (w), (w)

«There, on the soft sand, a few feet away from our elders, we would sprawl all morning, in a petrified paroxysm of desire, and take advantage of every blessed quirk in space and time to touch each other(..)»

5. 1983, (w), Mantissa

Indeed in his excitement at this breakthrough he inadvertently dug his nails into the nurse's bottom, a gesture she misinterpreted, so that he had to suffer a paroxysm of breasts and loins in response.

6. An explosive event during a volcanic eruption.

7. A sudden recurrence of a disease, such as a seizure or a coughing fit.

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