stroking out
Cerebral blood blockage
Stroking out is the informal progressive form of stroke out, meaning to suffer a stroke—a sudden loss of brain function due to interrupted blood supply.
It's used both literally for the medical emergency and figuratively for moments of extreme stress, confusion, or mental overload: I was practically stroking out trying to meet the deadline.
The figurative use suggests someone overwhelmed to the point of breakdown, though it's considered insensitive by some given the seriousness of actual strokes.
- ischemicInsufficient blood to tissue
- convulsionSudden involuntary muscle contractions
- hemorrhagicRelating to bleeding
- collapseSudden structural failure
- medical emergencyUrgent life-threatening condition
call 911 · aphasia · cerebrovascular · thrombosis · blood clot · brain injury · bleeding · brain · slurred speech · aneurysm · ambulance · freaking out · overexertion · meltdown · losing it · going crazy · flipping out · fatigue
stroking outthriving
Succeeding vigorously
recovering · on the mend · flourishing · in the pink · healthy as a horse
stroking outkeeping cool
chilling out · keeping it together · cool as a cucumber · relaxing · zen
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