Definition of "apoplexy" []

• Sudden impairment of neurological function, especially that resulting from a cerebral hemorrhage; a stroke. (noun)
• A sudden effusion of blood into an organ or tissue. (noun)
• A fit of extreme anger; rage: "The proud . . . members suffered collective apoplexy, and this year they are out for blood” ( David Finch). (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "They called the phenomenon "apoplexy," a Greek word that translates to being violently struck down, as if from a club."
• "Setting aside for the time being post-modern notions of "best" or "better" (no doubt legions of MFAs are spitting out their Ticonderoga No. 2s in apoplexy), it seems reasonably clear that it isn't the best American book of the year, not by quite a bit."
• "What is it with these people that having their worldview questioned results in apoplexy?"