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paroxysm
Synonyms and Antonyms of paroxysm
1
a sudden intense expression of strong feeling
2
a violent disturbance (as of the political or social order)
insurgency, insurrection, mutiny, overthrow, overturn, rebellion, revolt, revolution, subversion, unrest, uprising, upset
eruption, flare-up, outbreak, outburst
bluster, bobbery, bustle, coil, commotion, furor, furore, fuss, hubbub, hullabaloo, hurly-burly, pandemonium, rout, row, ruckus, ruction, rumpus, shindy, squall, stew, stir, to-do, turmoil, welter, williwaw
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