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epileptic

[ep-uh-lep-tik]

adjective

  1. pertaining to or symptomatic of epilepsy.



noun

  1. a person affected by epilepsy.

epileptic

/ ˌɛɪˈɛɪ /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or having epilepsy

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a person who has epilepsy

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Usage

Rather than talking about an epileptic or epileptics , it is better to talk about a person with epilepsy and people with epilepsy
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Other Word Forms

  • epileptically adverb
  • antiepileptic adjective
  • nonepileptic adjective
  • postepileptic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of epileptic1

First recorded in 1600–10; from Late Latin 辱ŧپܲ, from Greek 辱ŧپó, from íŧ(Dz) ( epilepsy ) + -ikos -ic
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Example Sentences

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Chief Guillermo Viera Rosa told the board Tuesday that two of the people hospitalized had epileptic seizures and another had a “cardiac event.”

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They said she had suffered an epileptic seizure behind the wheel, which caused her to lose control of the vehicle that then crashed into the school.

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“Ah, this odious swindle, human life,” he swore, after his daughter Jean endured a major epileptic seizure.

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She said she had been refused PIP when she applied as a teenager, despite providing evidence from specialists saying she was at risk of sudden, life-threatening epileptic seizures.

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Following an investigation, the CPS said Ms Freemantle had suffered an epileptic seizure behind the wheel, which caused her to lose control of the vehicle that then drove into the school.

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