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How to pronounce “paroxysm”
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Pronunciation guide for paroxysm
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of paroxysm with real speech in context.
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- Real speech example
- Luke Syson: How I learned to stop worrying and love "useless" art 13 minutes, 11 seconds
So, there I was -- in a sort of paroxysm of horror.
- Definition summary
- (countable, medicine) A period (especially one of several recurring periods) during the course of an illness when symptoms worsen; a sudden attack of a disease symptom, such as a bout of coughing or a seizure.
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How to pronounce paroxysm
Luke Syson: How I learned to stop worrying and love "useless" art 13 minutes, 11 seconds
So, there I was -- in a sort of paroxysm of horror.
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Meaning
- [Noun]
- (countable, medicine) A period (especially one of several recurring periods) during the course of an illness when symptoms worsen; a sudden attack of a disease symptom, such as a bout of coughing or a seizure.
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