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    apoplectic
    /ˌapəˈplɛktɪk/

    adjective

    • 1. overcome with anger; furious: informal "Mark was apoplectic with rage at the decision"
    • 2. relating to or denoting apoplexy (stroke): dated "an apoplectic attack"

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  2. adjective. uk / ˌæp.əˈplek.tɪk / us / ˌæp.əˈplek.tɪk / Add to word list. extremely and obviously angry: He was apoplectic with rage / fury. Synonyms. angry (EMOTIONAL) be beside yourself. cross mainly UK. furious (ANGRY) incandescent (QUALITY) incensed. irate. livid (ANGRY) mad (ANGRY) informal. seething (angry) sore (ANGRY) US informal. wrathful.

  3. 1. medical : of, relating to, or causing apoplexy or stroke. also : affected with, susceptible to, or showing symptoms of apoplexy or stroke. Note: Use of apoplectic in medical contexts relating to stroke still occurs but is now generally considered dated. 2. a. : of a kind to cause or apparently cause stroke. an apoplectic rage. b.

  4. adjective. us / ˌæp.əˈplek.tɪk / uk / ˌæp.əˈplek.tɪk / Add to word list. extremely and obviously angry: He was apoplectic with rage / fury. Synonyms. angry (EMOTIONAL) be beside yourself. cross mainly UK. furious (ANGRY) incandescent (QUALITY) incensed. irate. livid (ANGRY) mad (ANGRY) informal. seething (angry) sore (ANGRY) US informal. wrathful.

  5. adjective. If someone is apoplectic, they are extremely angry about something. [formal] It's enough to make them choke with apoplectic rage. My father was apoplectic when he discovered the truth. Synonyms: furious, mad [informal], raging, boiling More Synonyms of apoplectic. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

  6. Apoplectic definition: of or relating to apoplexy or stroke.. See examples of APOPLECTIC used in a sentence.

  7. Someone who is apoplectic is not just mad — they're so filled with rage, they can barely communicate. If your mother is apoplectic, you'd better hope it isn't over something you did.

  8. Definition of apoplectic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.