paroxystique
French, adjective\pa.ʁɔk.sis.tik\
paroxystique is spelled P-A-R-O-X-Y-S-T-I-Q-U-E (12 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written French, the 87,470th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Paroxystique is a French adjective meaning “paroxysmal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui se présente sous forme de paroxysme, aigu, sévère, extrême”.
What does paroxystique mean in English?
adjective
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paroxysmal
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui se présente sous forme de paroxysme, aigu, sévère, extrême.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of paroxystique
- paroxystiques plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce paroxystique?
- \pa.ʁɔk.sis.tik\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is paroxystique in French?
paroxystique appears about once in every 7 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).