Associations to the word «Paroxysm»

Wiktionary

PAROXYSM, noun. A random or sudden outburst (of activity).
PAROXYSM, noun. An explosive event during a volcanic eruption.
PAROXYSM, noun. A sudden recurrence of a disease.

Dictionary definition

PAROXYSM, noun. A sudden uncontrollable attack; "a paroxysm of giggling"; "a fit of coughing"; "convulsions of laughter".

Wise words

A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery