[ 'apəplɛksi ]
■ noun ( plural apoplexies )
1》 extreme anger.
2》 dated unconsciousness or incapacity resulting from a cerebral haemorrhage or stroke.
Origin
ME: from OFr. apoplexie , from late L. apoplexia , from Gk apoplēxia , from apoplēssein 'disable by a stroke'.