raptus

A noun referring to a sudden occurrence or recurrence of a disease, or a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das das plötzliche Auftreten oder Wiederauftreten einer Krankheit bezeichnet oder einen Zustand, in dem ein Mensch von einer unwiderstehlichen Emotion ergriffen wird.

1. Sudden disease occurrence C2 formal medical

   A sudden occurrence or recurrence of a disease, often used in historical medical contexts.

   • The patient suffered a raptus of fever that came on without warning.
   • In medieval texts, a raptus was often described as a sudden seizure.
   • The physician noted a raptus of the condition after the patient's recovery.

   🇩🇪Plötzlicher Krankheitsausbruch

   Synonyme: attackfitictusparoxysmseizurestroke

2. Overwhelming emotion C2 formal

   A state of being carried away by an overwhelming emotion, such as ecstasy or passion.

   • He was in a raptus of joy upon hearing the news.
   • The poet described a raptus of inspiration that seized him.
   • She experienced a raptus of grief at the funeral.

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   Synonyme: ecstasyeuphoriaexaltationrapturetransport