apoplexy

Etymology

Late Middle English from Old French apoplexie, from Late Latin apoplexia, from Ancient Greek ἀποπληξία (apoplēxía, “madness; apoplexy, paralysis”), from ἀποπλήσσω (apoplḗssō, “to cripple by a stroke”) + -ία (-ía, nominal suffix). See plague.

noun

  1. (medicine, dated) Unconsciousness or incapacity resulting from a cerebral hemorrhage or stroke.
    1. (medicine) Gross hemorrhage into a cavity or into the substance of an organ.
  2. (informal) A state of intense and almost uncontrollable anger.

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