convulsion

Noun

Meaning

An unnatural, violent, and unvoluntary contraction of the muscular parts of an animal body.

Any violent and irregular motion or agitation; a violent shaking; a tumult; a commotion.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

fit disturbance turmoil agitation upheaval commotion tumult paroxysm crick twitch pang tempest attack quake shudder

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Antonyms

concord cosmos consonance serenity concordance expansion

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Hypernyms

attack trouble disruption disturbance seizure commotion

Hyponyms

clonus epileptic seizure

Phrases with the word

earth convulsion eyelid convulsion convulsion of muscles eye convulsion

Examples

the convulsions of the stock market Source: Internet

a paroxysm of giggling Source: Internet

a fit of coughing Source: Internet

convulsions of laughter Source: Internet

After a great political convulsion such as the Norman conquest, and the following wholesale confiscation of landed estates, William needed to reassert that the rights of the Crown, which he claimed to have inherited, had not suffered in the process. Source: Internet

And then, during the daytime of the 23rd, Montallegri indicated what there had been what Weinstock describes as "a terrifying convulsion" and that death was close. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

convulsant convulse convulsible convulsion of muscles convulsional convulsionary