Synonyms for convulsion

Grammar : Noun

Spell : kuh n-vuhl-shuh n

Phonetic Transcription : kənˈvʌl ʃən

Top 10 synonyms for convulsion

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Définition of convulsion

Origin : 1580s, from Latin convulsionem (nominative convulsio), noun of action from past participle stem of convellere "to tear loose," from com- "together" (see com-) + vellere "to pluck, pull violently."

noun muscle spasm
noun disturbance

Example sentences :

The forest fairly rocked under the convulsion of the elements.
Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic

The schooner shook with such a convulsion that I was persuaded she had been split.
Extract from : « The Frozen Pirate » by W. Clark Russell

There are recent marks of convulsion having happened in the island.
Extract from : « Voyage of H.M.S. Pandora » by Edward Edwards

That which will produce but a headache in an adult will often produce a convulsion in the child.
Extract from : « The Mother and Her Child » by William S. Sadler

For hours the child passed from one convulsion into another.
Extract from : « The Secret of the Storm Country » by Grace Miller White

But in the morning he had his first convulsion, and it left him a wreck.
Extract from : « The Grain Ship » by Morgan Robertson

I had a vague belief that he was suffering from a fit or some form of convulsion.
Extract from : « The Damned Thing » by Ambrose Bierce

But, before this could be done, the second convulsion took place.
Extract from : « The Island Queen » by R.M. Ballantyne

At this moment, all convulsion, all struggle, has ceased; the frame is at rest.
Extract from : « A Strange Story, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

It fell with one convulsion on the ground, and gave up the ghost.
Extract from : « Pelham, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Antonyms for convulsion

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