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Convulsion Common

Origin: Latin suffix -sion

Convulsion has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a sudden uncontrollable attack

"a paroxysm of giggling"

"a fit of coughing"

"convulsions of laughter"

2

violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles

3

a violent disturbance

"the convulsions of the stock market"

4

a physical disturbance such as an earthquake or upheaval

5

An intense, paroxysmal, involuntary muscular contraction.

Example Sentences
"a paroxysm of giggling" noun
"a fit of coughing" noun
"convulsions of laughter" noun
"the convulsions of the stock market" noun
See Also
convulsional hemiconvulsion anticonvulsive paroxysm upheaval electroconvulsive paroxysmal anticonvulsant
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
attack seizure disturbance trouble
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
clonus epileptic seizure
Rhyming Words
ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion
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