epileptoidとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ɛpɪˈlɛptɔɪd/

形容詞

epileptoid (comparative more epileptoid, superlative most epileptoid)

1. (medicine) Resembling epilepsy.
   • 1983, Lawrence Durrell, Sebastian (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 2004, page 983:

     A spasm of violent nausea seized him and he turned up his eyes into his head in a frightening grimace which seemed almost epileptoid.

派生語

名詞

epileptoid (plural epileptoids)

1. (archaic) A person with epilepsy.
2. A personality type characterized by extreme irritability, rigidity, meticulousness, and a tendency toward rage or aggressive outbursts.