apoplexy

Meanings

Noun

a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain
Unconsciousness or incapacity resulting from a cerebral hemorrhage or stroke.
Unconsciousness or incapacity resulting from a cerebral hemorrhage or stroke.
Gross hemorrhage into a cavity or into the substance of an organ.
A state of intense and almost uncontrollable anger.

Origin / 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.

Synonyms

cerebrovascular accident, CVA, stroke

Scrabble Score: 22

apoplexy is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
apoplexy is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
apoplexy is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 24

apoplexy is a valid Words With Friends word