apoplexy

«apoplexy» in Mova's school dictionary: A sudden illness, like a stroke, that can make a person… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (no plural)

meaning for a pupil

1) (old use) A sudden illness, like a stroke, that can make a person collapse. tree →

2) A fit of great anger, so that someone goes red in the face. tree →

sense 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 →
• Don't get so angry you have apoplexy! tree →

note

nothing for maths.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «apoplexy» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.