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1. (n.) convulsion
contortion of the body caused by violent, involuntary muscular contractions.
2. convulsion
a violent disturbance.
3. convulsion
an outburst of great, uncontrollable laughter.
Etymology: (1575–85; < L)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) paroxysm, fit, convulsion
a sudden uncontrollable attack
"a paroxysm of giggling"; "a fit of coughing"; "convulsions of laughter"
2. (noun) convulsion
violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles
3. (noun) convulsion, turmoil, upheaval
a violent disturbance
"the convulsions of the stock market"
4. (noun) convulsion
a physical disturbance such as an earthquake or upheaval
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) convulsion
an unnatural, violent, and unvoluntary contraction of the muscular parts of an animal body
2. (noun) convulsion
any violent and irregular motion or agitation; a violent shaking; a tumult; a commotion
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Sense: (often in plural) a sudden stiffening or jerking of the muscles of the body.
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 Afrikaans: stuiptrekking |
 Arabic: تَشَنُّـج (العَضَـلات) |
 Bulgarian: конвулсии |
 Brazilian: convulsão |
 Czech: křeč |
 German: der Krampf |
 Danish: krampe; krampetrækning; k |
 Greek: σπασμός |
 Spanish: convulsión |
 Estonian: kramp |
 Farsi: تشنج |
 Finnish: kouristus |
 French: convulsion |
 Hebrew: פִּרכּוּסִים |
 Hindi: ऐंठन, मरोड़ |
 Croatian: trzaj |
 Hungarian: rángatódzás |
 Indonesian: kejang |
 Icelandic: rykkir, krampi |
 Italian: convulsione |
 Japanese: けいれん |
 Korean: 경련 |
 Lithuanian: konvulsija, mėšlungis, tr |
 Latvian: konvulsijas; krampji |
 Malay: menggigil-gigil |
 Dutch: stuiptrekking |
 Norwegian: voldsomt anfall; krampela |
 Polish: konwulsja, drgawki |
 Persian: تشنج |
 Pashto: تشنج |
 Portuguese: convulsão |
 Romanian: convulsie |
 Russian: судороги |
 Slovak: kŕč |
 Slovenian: krč |
 Serbian: grč |
 Swedish: konvulsion[er], kramp |
 Thai: การกระตุกของกล้ามเนื้อในร |
 Turkish: sarsılma, katılma |
 Taiwanese: 抽慉，痙攣 |
 Ukrainian: судома; конвульсія |
 Urdu: اینٹھن، هلچل |
 Vietnamese: co giật |
 Chinese: 抽搐，痉挛 |
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