apoplectic
English edit
Etymology edit
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”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
apoplectic (comparative more apoplectic, superlative most apoplectic)
- (medicine) Of or relating to apoplexy.
- (figurative) Marked by extreme anger or fury.
- 1960 July 11, Harper Lee, chapter 11, in To Kill a Mockingbird, Philadelphia, Pa., New York, N.Y.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, →OCLC:
- Once she heard Jem refer to our father as 'Atticus' and her reaction was apoplectic.
- 2005 December 12, The New Yorker:
- Speak of the devil—he marches through the door, and becomes apoplectic when he learns of the upheaval.
- 2011 March 13, Chris Bevan, “Stoke 2 - 1 West Ham”, in BBC[1]:
- 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.
- 2014 August 27, Stephanie Zacharek, “The Last of Robin Hood Wrestles with a Star's Underage Love”, in The Village Voice[2], archived from the original on 2014-09-03:
- If older man/younger women matchups make many people uncomfortable, the older man/much younger women combo tends to make them apoplectic.
- (archaic) Effused with blood.
Related terms edit
Translations edit
of or relating to apoplexy
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marked by extreme anger
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effused with blood
Noun edit
apoplectic (plural apoplectics)
- A person suffering from apoplexy.
Translations edit
person suffering from apoplexy
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Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French apoplectique.
Adjective edit
apoplectic m or n (feminine singular apoplectică, masculine plural apoplectici, feminine and neuter plural apoplectice)
Declension edit
Declension of apoplectic
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | apoplectic | apoplectică | apoplectici | apoplectice | ||
definite | apoplecticul | apoplectica | apoplecticii | apoplecticele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | apoplectic | apoplectice | apoplectici | apoplectice | ||
definite | apoplecticului | apoplecticei | apoplecticilor | apoplecticelor |