| NOUN | state | paroxysm, fit, convulsion | a sudden uncontrollable attack |
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| Meaning | A sudden uncontrollable attack. | |
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| Example | "a paroxysm of giggling" | |
| Synonyms | fit, convulsion | |
| Broader | attack | A sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition |
| Spanish | paroxismo | |
| Catalan | paroxisme | |
| Adjectives | paroxysmal | accompanied by or of the nature of paroxysms |
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