Paroxysm in spanish
Paroxismo
pronunciation: pɑɹ̩oʊksismoʊ part of speech: noun
pronunciation: pɑɹ̩oʊksismoʊ part of speech: noun
In gestures
paroxysm = paroxismo, ataque violento, acceso violento.
Example: The author laments the demise of the paper card catalogue as a 'paroxysm of shortsightedness and antiintellectualism' on the part of over zealous librarians, wreaking destruction in a class with the burning of the library at Alexandria.