apoplectic

The definition of apoplectic is the lack of consciousness or loss of body function as a consequence of hemorrhage or stroke.

(adjective)

An example of someone who is apoplectic is someone suffering Dengue hemorrhagic fever.

Apoplectic is defined as the loss of the ability to speak as a result of being mad.

(adjective)

An example of someone who is apoplectic is a parent whose teenager has blatantly ignored her rules and directions.

See apoplectic in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

Origin: LL apoplecticus < Gr apoplēktikos < apoplēktos, stricken: see apoplexy

noun

a person having or likely to have apoplexy

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See apoplectic in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Of, resembling, or produced by apoplexy: an apoplectic fit.
a. Having or inclined to have apoplexy.
b. Exhibiting symptoms associated with apoplexy.
Extremely angry; furious: “members of Congress who otherwise become apoplectic about wasteful government spending” (Dan Morgan).

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