convulsion (noun)
1convulsion — ► NOUN 1) a sudden, violent, irregular movement of the body caused by involuntary contraction of muscles. 2) (convulsions) uncontrollable laughter. 3) a violent social or natural upheaval …
2convulsion — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ violent ▪ sudden VERB + CONVULSION ▪ go into, have, suffer, suffer from ▪ …
3convulsion root — noun or convulsion weed : indian pipe …
4convulsion weed — noun see convulsion root …
5convulsion — noun Date: 1547 1. an abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles 2. a. a violent disturbance b. an uncontrolled fit ; paroxysm • convulsionary adjective …
6convulsion — noun a) An intense, paroxysmal, involuntary muscular contraction. Earthquakes and convulsions of nature shake Earth on a regular basis. b) An uncontrolled fit, as of laughter; a paroxysm. See Also: convulse …
7convulsion — noun 1》 a sudden, violent, irregular movement of the body caused by involuntary contraction of muscles. 2》 (convulsions) uncontrollable laughter. 3》 a violent social or natural upheaval …
8convulsion — noun 1 (countable usually plural) an act of shaking violently and uncontrollably because you are ill: His temperature was very high and he started having convulsions. 2 be in convulsions informal to be laughing a lot: The story was so funny, we… …
9convulsion — noun 1) she had convulsions Syn: fit, seizure, paroxysm, spasm, attack; Medicine ictus 2) (convulsions) the audience collapsed in convulsions Syn: fits of laughter, paroxysms of laughter, uncontro …
10convulsion — UK [kənˈvʌlʃ(ə)n] / US [kənˈvʌlʃən] noun [countable, usually plural] Word forms convulsion : singular convulsion plural convulsions 1) violent movements of a person s body that they cannot control 2) mainly journalism a sudden or extreme change… …
