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Noun: paroxysm  'per-uk,si-zum [N. Amer], 'pa-ruk,si-zum [Brit]
  1. A sudden uncontrollable attack
    "a paroxysm of giggling";
    - fit, convulsion

Derived forms: paroxysms

Type of: attack

Encyclopedia: Paroxysm

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