apoplectic
apoplectic Lexical Profile
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• adjective
Overcome with anger; extremely indignant or furious to the point of speechlessness.
"The coach became apoplectic when the referee disallowed the winning goal in the final seconds."
Relating to, having, or predisposed to apoplexy (a cerebral hemorrhage or stroke).
"Nineveh's ancient medical texts recorded observations of patients suffering from apoplectic seizures."
• noun
A person affected by or predisposed to apoplexy (historically used in medicine).
"Nineteenth-century physicians often prescribed bloodletting for an apoplectic showing signs of high blood pressure."
Word Nuance & Usage
While originally a clinical medical term referring to strokes ('apoplexy'), in contemporary English 'apoplectic' is almost exclusively used figuratively to describe someone so furious that they appear on the verge of a physical collapse.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin apoplecticus, from Ancient Greek apoplektikos, derived from apoplessein ('to cripple by a stroke'), combining apo- ('off') and plessein ('to strike').