convulsion
pronunciation
How to pronounce convulsion in British English:
UK [kənˈvʌlʃn]
How to pronounce convulsion in American English:
US [kənˈvʌlʃən]
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- Noun:
- a sudden uncontrollable attack
- violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles
- a violent disturbance
- a physical disturbance such as an earthquake or upheaval
Word Origin
- convulsion (n.)
- 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" (see svelte).
Example
- 1. Even if your child has a history of a fever-related convulsion and you treat the fever with medication , they may still have this kind of seizure .
- 2. A sort of convulsion shook his body .
- 3. Often how does gastric convulsion do ?
- 4. The calculation in zhongnanhai is binary : rapid growth or political convulsion .
- 5. I feel as if I have a convulsion in my heart .