convulsion
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convulsion
- /kənˈvʌlʃən/
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From Latin convulsiō, from convellō.
noun convulsions
- An intense, paroxysmal, involuntary muscular contraction. 1850-1859, Charles Dickens, Household Words That immortal creature had gone over the proofs with great pains — had of course taken out the stiflings — hard-plungings, lungeings, and other convulsions — and had also taken out her weakenings and damagings of her own effects.
- An uncontrolled fit, as of laughter; a paroxysm.
- Violent turmoil. Earthquakes and convulsions of nature shake Earth on a regular basis.
- Hysteric in nature.
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noun intense muscular contraction
| Español | convulsión |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 痙攣 keiren |
| 中文 | 痙攣 /痉挛 jìngluán |
| Português | convulsão |
| Français | convulsion |
| Deutsch | Konvulsion, Krampf |
| Ελληνικά | σύσπαση sýspasi, σπασμός spasmós |
| Română | convulsie |
| Русский | конву́льсия konvúlʹsija |
| العربية | اِخْتِلَاج iḵtilāj |
noun violent turmoil
| Ελληνικά | αναστάτωση anastátosi, αναταραχή anatarachí |
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title = {convulsion},
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