Convulsion

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  • noun. An intense, paroxysmal, involuntary muscular contraction.
  • noun. An uncontrolled fit, as of laughter; a paroxysm.
  • noun. Violent turmoil.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A violent and involuntary contraction of the muscular parts of an animal body, with alternate relaxation; a fit.
  • noun. Any violent and irregular motion; turmoil; tumult; commotion.
  • noun. Specifically, in geology, a sudden and violent disturbance and change of position of the strata; a geological event taking place rapidly and at one impulse, instead of slowly and by repeated efforts: nearly the same as catastrophe or cataclysm. Violent voluntary muscular effort.
  • noun. Same as laryngismus stridulus.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. An unnatural, violent, and unvoluntary contraction of the muscular parts of an animal body.
  • noun. Any violent and irregular motion or agitation; a violent shaking; a tumult; a commotion.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. An intense, paroxysmal, involuntary muscular contraction.
  • noun. An uncontrolled fit, as of laughter; a paroxysm.
  • noun. Violent turmoil.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a sudden uncontrollable attack
  • noun. a violent disturbance
  • noun. a physical disturbance such as an earthquake or upheaval
  • noun. violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles
    • Word Usage
    "The book has an epic scope — it is a picture of a planet in convulsion — without foregoing the detail of everyday life or a sense of the moment."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    attack  commotion  disruption  disturbance  flutter  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    compulsion  emulsion  expulsion  propulsion  revulsion  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    agitation  agony  catastrophe  commotion  delirium  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Homeric laughter  Jacksonian epilepsy  Rolandic epilepsy  abdominal epilepsy  abscess  
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