paroxysm
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/ˈpærəksɪzəm/
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/ˈpærəksɪzəm/
A sudden, intense outburst of emotion or feeling.
She was overcome by a paroxysm of fear when she saw the spider.
當她看到蜘蛛時,她被一陣恐懼的痙攣所征服。
A sudden, intense episode of a disease or condition, often causing physical discomfort.
He suffered a paroxysm of coughing that left him gasping for air.
他遭受了一陣劇烈的咳嗽,讓他喘不過氣來。