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# apoplexy

noun (no plural)

«apoplexy» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (old use) A sudden illness, like a stroke, that can make a person collapse. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/apoplexy/#m1)
2. A fit of great anger, so that someone goes red in the face. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/apoplexy/#m2)

### In the lessons

in old stories, a character so angry that they nearly faint or fall ill

### Examples

- The old lord turned purple, as if he would have apoplexy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/apoplexy/#x1)
- Don't get so angry you have apoplexy! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/apoplexy/#x2)

### Note

nothing for maths.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «apoplexy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/apoplexy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«apoplexy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/apoplexy.html) on Mova free.