apoplectic

Etymology

From French apoplectique, from Late Latin apoplēcticus, from Ancient Greek ἀποπληκτικός (apoplēktikós), from ἀπόπληκτος (apóplēktos), from ἀποπλήσσω (apoplḗssō), from ἀπό (apó, “of, from”) + πλήσσω (plḗssō, “I strike”).

adj

  1. (medicine) Of or relating to apoplexy.
  2. (figurative) Marked by extreme anger or fury.
    Speak of the devil—he marches through the door, and becomes apoplectic when he learns of the upheaval. 12 December 2005, The New Yorker
    The decision left Potters boss Tony Pulis apoplectic on the touchline, a feeling his West Ham counterpart Avram Grant was to share immediately after the break. 13 March 2011, Chris Bevan, “Stoke 2 - 1 West Ham”, in BBC
    If older man/younger women matchups make many people uncomfortable, the older man/much younger women combo tends to make them apoplectic. 2014-08-27, Stephanie Zacharek, “The Last of Robin Hood Wrestles with a Star's Underage Love”, in The Village Voice, archived from the original on 2014-09-03
  3. (archaic) Effused with blood.

noun

  1. A person suffering from apoplexy.

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