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Synonyms for convulsion
kənˈvʌl ʃəncon·vul·sion
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Princeton's WordNet
paroxysm, fit, convulsionnoun
a sudden uncontrollable attack
"a paroxysm of giggling"; "a fit of coughing"; "convulsions of laughter"
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paroxysm, fit, conniption, tantrum, scene, upheaval, turmoil, burstconvulsionnoun
violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles
convulsion, turmoil, upheavalnoun
a violent disturbance
"the convulsions of the stock market"
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agitation, uplift, excitement, turbulence, fit, upthrust, paroxysm, tumult, turmoil, hullabaloo, upthrow, upheavalconvulsionnoun
a physical disturbance such as an earthquake or upheaval
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#1931 | fit | |
#2712 | scene | |
#9726 | excitement | |
#9876 | burst | |
#15914 | seizure | |
#19647 | turbulence | |
#23324 | turmoil | |
#28106 | agitation | |
#30734 | uplift | |
#43008 | upheaval | |
#48908 | hullabaloo | |
#54843 | tantrum | |
#61744 | tumult | |
#106260 | convulsion | |
#156236 | paroxysm | |
#276706 | conniption |
How to use convulsion in a sentence?
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.
Our passions are like convulsion fits, which, though they make us stronger for a time, leave us the weaker ever after.
Translations for convulsion
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- конвулсия, пристъп, гърченеBulgarian
- convulsióCatalan, Valencian
- KonvulsionGerman
- σύσπαση, αναταραχή, κρίση, σπασμός, αναστάτωσηGreek
- konvulsioEsperanto
- convulsiónSpanish
- تشنجPersian
- kohtaus, kouristus, mullistusFinnish
- convulsionFrench
- convulsiónGalician
- rángatózás, háborgás, rengésHungarian
- 痙攣Japanese
- კონვულსიაGeorgian
- tīkoroMāori
- convulsãoPortuguese
- приступ, конву́льсияRussian
- gȑč, гр̏чSerbo-Croatian
- konvulsionSwedish
- 抽搐Chinese
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