Antonyms for convulsion


Grammar : Noun
Spell : kuh n-vuhl-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : kənˈvʌl ʃən


Definition 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

Synonyms for convulsion

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