convulsion
20
7.3
- noun
- /kənˈvəlʃən/
- Specialized
:
convulsión
- During the episode, he experienced violent convulsions that made it hard to control his body.
- a generalized convulsion
- febrile convulsions
So, you know, first child suddenly at six months has a convulsion.
- So, you know, first child suddenly at six months has a convulsion.
- So I think most people think of strokes where you get weakness down one side, or people who have memory loss or collapses or convulsions.
- I had convulsions from it, which is which is one of the things that people experience.
Examples
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Val tucks Danny's jacket around him tighter, but the convulsions only get worse.
Fiction book (1990) -
Four patients had recovered from cerebral malaria, and three had had convulsions complicating their malaria.
Academic text (1999) -
I had a vague belief that he was suffering from a fit, some kind of convulsion.
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"I got my arms around him, but a convulsion through my abdomen broke my control.
Fiction book (1999) -
Louis, he's having a convulsion.
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You' d better have your legs tied down in case of convulsions.
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His body seemed to jerk and pitch with every convulsion that raced through her.
Fiction book (1997) -
In stage three, convulsions and hallucinations.
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He went into convulsions or something.
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She apparently went into convulsions and into a coma.
Synonyms
190
5.5
A sudden attack that makes the body shake or lose awareness
163
8.1
A sudden strong show of emotion, like a child's tantrum
7
3.4
A sudden tight movement of a muscle that hurts or feels uncomfortable
3
9.9
A sudden strong burst of feeling, for example coughing or laughter
1
9.9
A sudden muscle twitch you cannot control
How Violent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Convulsion comes from Latin parts con- ('together') and vellere ('to pull'), which paints a picture of muscles being pulled sharply at the same time. So a convulsion is a sudden, violent movement of the body.