paroxism

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English

Noun

paroxism (plural paroxisms)

  1. Obsolete spelling of paroxysm.
    • 1702, Joseph Beaumont, “Canto VI. The Humiliation. Stanza 192.”, in Charles Beaumont, editor, Psyche, or Love’s Mystery, , 2nd edition, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: University-Press, for Tho Bennet, , →OCLC, page 86, column 1:
      [W]ith paroxiſms of ſtrange diſmay / Th' amazed Heav'ns ſtood ſtill, Earth's baſis ſhook, / The troubled Ocean roard, the ſtartled Air / In hollovv grones profoundly breath'd its fear.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French paroxysme or German Paroxysmus.

Noun

paroxism n (plural paroxisme)

  1. paroxysm

Declension