# apoplexy

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈæp.ə.plɛk.si/ · frequency rank #73,865

## Definitions
1. Unconsciousness or incapacity resulting from a cerebral hemorrhage or stroke.
2. Unconsciousness or incapacity resulting from a cerebral hemorrhage or stroke.
3. A state of intense and almost uncontrollable anger.

## Etymology
Late Middle English from Old French apoplexie, from Late Latin apoplexia, from Ancient Greek ἀποπληξία (apoplēxía, “madness; apoplexy, paralysis”), from ἀποπλήσσω (apoplḗssō, “to cripple by a stroke”) + -ία (-ía, nominal suffix). See plague.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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