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paroxysm

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paroxysm
noun
violent paroxysms of coughing |
a paroxysm of rage:
spasm, attack, fit, burst, bout, convulsion, seizure, outburst, outbreak, eruption, explosion, flare-up, access;
throes;
rare ebullition, boutade.
paroxysm Oxford Dictionary of English