paroxism

English

Noun

paroxism (plural paroxisms)

  1. Obsolete spelling of paroxysm.
    • 1702, Joseph Beaumont, “Canto VI. The Humiliation. Stanza 192.”, in Charles Beaumont, editor, Psyche, or Love’s Mystery, […], 2nd edition, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: […] University-Press, for Tho[mas] Bennet, […], →OCLC, page 86, column 1:
      [W]ith paroxiſms of ſtrange diſmay / Th' amazed Heav'ns ſtood ſtill, Earth's baſis ſhook, / The troubled Ocean roard, the ſtartled Air / In hollovv grones profoundly breath'd its fear.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French paroxysme or German Paroxysmus.

Noun

paroxism n (plural paroxisme)

  1. paroxysm

Declension

Declension of paroxism
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative paroxism paroxismul paroxisme paroxismele
genitive-dative paroxism paroxismului paroxisme paroxismelor
vocative paroxismule paroxismelor
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