Meanings
adjectiveepileptoid (comparative more epileptoid, superlative most epileptoid)
comparative more epileptoid · superlative most epileptoid
- medicineResembling epilepsy.
A spasm of violent nausea seized him and he turned up his eyes into his head in a frightening grimace which seemed almost epileptoid.
1983, Lawrence Durrell, Sebastian (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 2004, page 983
nounepileptoid (plural epileptoids)
plural epileptoids
- archaicA person with epilepsy.
- A personality type characterized by extreme irritability, rigidity, meticulousness, and a tendency toward rage or aggressive outbursts.
Origin
Translations
Finnish epileptoidinen
- epileptoidinensomeone who exhibits symptoms, behaviors, or personality traits resembling epilepsy
French épileptoïde
- épileptoïdesomeone who exhibits symptoms, behaviors, or personality traits resembling epilepsy
Romanian epileptoid
- epileptoidsomeone who exhibits symptoms, behaviors, or personality traits resembling epilepsy
Russian эпилептоид
- эпилептоид (epileptoid)someone who exhibits symptoms, behaviors, or personality traits resembling epilepsy
Ukrainian епілептоїд
- епілептоїд (epileptojid)someone who exhibits symptoms, behaviors, or personality traits resembling epilepsy
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