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German
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin paroxysmus, from Ancient Greek παροξυσμός (paroxusmós, “irritation, the severe fit of a disease”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paʁɔˈksʏsmʊs/
- Hyphenation: Pa‧ro‧xys‧mus
Noun
Paroxysmus m (strong, genitive Paroxysmus, plural Paroxysmen)
- paroxysm (random or sudden outburst; explosive event during a volcanic eruption; sudden recurrence of a disease)
1908, Lily Braun, Im Schatten der Titanen [In the Shadow of the Titans]:Kurz vor dem Ausbruch des Krieges kehrte Jenny von Gustedt nach Potsdam zurück, und als das lange Gefürchtete Wahrheit wurde und alles um sie her im Paroxysmus der Begeisterung schwelgte, schrieb sie ihrer Tochter: […]- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
1909 [1901], Thomas Mann, Buddenbrooks , Berlin: Deutsche Buch-Gemeinschaft, →OCLC:Dieser Paroxysmus von Entrüstung entsprach nicht den Umständen! Nein, es waren nicht diese 127500 Kurantmark, die ihn in einen Zustand versetzten, wie ihn noch niemals irgend jemand an ihm beobachtet hatte!- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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