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paroxysm

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1 a sudden intense expression of strong feeling

a paroxysm of laughter greeted the pratfall

Synonyms of paroxysm

agony, blaze, burst, ebullition, eruption, explosion, fit, flare, flare-up, flash, flush, gale, gush, gust, outburst, spasm, storm

Words Related to paroxysm

blowup, grouch, rage, tantrum

ecstasy, rapture, transport

delirium, firestorm, frenzy, furor

2 a violent disturbance (as of the political or social order)

Darwinʼs introduction of the theory of evolution created paroxysms in both religion and science that are still being felt today

Synonyms of paroxysm

bouleversement, cataclysm, convulsion, earthquake, storm, tempest, tumult, upheaval, uproar

Words Related to paroxysm

insurgency, insurrection, mutiny, overthrow, overturn, rebellion, revolt, revolution, subversion, unrest, uprising, upset

fit, seizure, spasm

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

quaking, rocking, shaking, trembling

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