spasmodism|ˈspæzmədɪz(ə)m| [f. spasmod-ic a. + -ism.] Spasmodic feeling or emotion. 1878T. Sinclair Mount 242 Spasmodism is a true stage in the growth of a first spirit.1883Mem.Vol.Rev. A. Maclean 231 A curious mixture of mediæval rigidity and modern spasmodism.