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A sudden severe episode of a symptom, emotion, or bodily reaction.
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- paroxysm of coughing
- paroxysm of rage
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A paroxysm of coughing bent him against the rail.
She watched a paroxysm of rage pass across his face and leave it empty.
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Primary category: horror. Forms: Singular paroxysm; plural paroxysms. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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