| 单词 | nerve storm |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnerve storm nerve storm n. a sudden burst of neural activity thought to be responsible for epilepsy, migraine, and certain other disorders (now historical); (also) an emotional outburst or episode of disturbed behaviour. ΚΠ 1874 Proc. Royal Soc. 1873–4 22 9 The subject of ‘Nerve Storms’ has been well discussed. 1924 J. Galsworthy White Monkey iii. vi. 253 Naturally good-tempered, such a nerve-storm made him feel ill, and bruised in the brain. 1991 R. W. B. Lewis Jameses iii. xi. 386 The violence of consciousness and imagery suggestively resembled that in her retrospective account of the nerve storm in 1868. nerve storm b. brain storm, nerve storm: see quots. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > [noun] > insanity or madness > fit of madness widden-dreamOE resea1300 ragec1330 lunacy1541 raving1549 fit1594 moon1607 ravening1607 lunesa1616 rapturea1616 widdrim1644 raptus1740 brain storm1890 the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disorders of nervous system > [noun] > attack of nerve storm1890 1890 J. S. Billings National Med. Dict. II Nerve-storms, sudden attacks or paroxysms of neuroses or functional nervous disease. 1894 G. M. Gould Illustr. Dict. Med. Brain-storm, a succession of sudden and severe phenomena, due to some cerebral disturbance. < as lemmas |
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