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

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An example of apoplexy is when someone is non-responsive to verbal requests.

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

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An example of apoplexy is when a woman is speechless when her husband infuriates her.

See apoplexy in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

Old-fashioned a cerebral accident or stroke
a condition in any organ of severe hemorrhage or infarction

Origin: ME & OFr apoplexie < LL apoplexia < Gr apoplēxia < apoplēssein, to strike down, disable by a stroke < apo-, from + plēssein, to strike < IE base *plāg- > plague

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noun

Sudden impairment of neurological function, especially that resulting from a cerebral hemorrhage; a stroke.
A sudden effusion of blood into an organ or tissue.
A fit of extreme anger; rage: “The proud . . . members suffered collective apoplexy, and this year they are out for blood” (David Finch).

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Origin: Middle English apoplexie

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Late Latin apoplēxia

Origin: , from Greek apoplēxiā

Origin: , from apoplēssein, apoplēg-, to cripple by a stroke

Origin: : apo-, intensive pref.; see apo-

Origin: + plēssein, to strike; see plāk-² in Indo-European roots

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