Antonyms for convulsion
kənˈvʌl ʃəncon·vul·sion

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   • Disturbance
   • Seizure
   • Trouble

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1. paroxysm, fit, convulsionnoun

   a sudden uncontrollable attack

   "a paroxysm of giggling"; "a fit of coughing"; "convulsions of laughter"

   Synonyms:
   paroxysm, fit, conniption, tantrum, scene, upheaval, turmoil, burst

2. convulsionnoun

   violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles

   Synonyms:
   fit, turmoil, upheaval, paroxysm

3. convulsion, turmoil, upheavalnoun

   a violent disturbance

   "the convulsions of the stock market"

   Synonyms:
   agitation, uplift, excitement, turbulence, fit, upthrust, paroxysm, tumult, turmoil, hullabaloo, upthrow, upheaval

4. convulsionnoun

   a physical disturbance such as an earthquake or upheaval

   Synonyms:
   fit, turmoil, upheaval, paroxysm

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1. convulsionnoun

   Synonyms:
   spasm, paroxysm, agitation, commotion, disturbance, upheaval

How to use convulsion in a sentence?

1. Alexander Pope:

   Our passions are like convulsion fits, which, though they make us stronger for a time, leave us the weaker ever after.

2. Jeanine Anez:

   Evo Morales does not qualify to run for a fourth term. It's because (he did) that we've had all this convulsion, and because of this that so many Bolivians have been demonstrating in the streets.

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