If someone has a seizure, they have a sudden violent attack of an illness, especially one that affects their heart or brain.
...a mild cardiac seizure.
I was prescribed drugs to control seizures.
Synonyms: attack, fit, spasm, convulsion More Synonyms of seizure
2. countable noun
If there is a seizureof power or a seizureof an area of land, a group of people suddenly take control of the place, using force.
...the seizure of territory through force. [+ of]
Synonyms: taking, grabbing, annexation, confiscation More Synonyms of seizure
3. countable noun
When an organization such as the police or customs service makes a seizureof illegal goods, they find them and take them away.
Police have made one of the biggest seizures of heroin there's ever been in Britain. [+ of]
...arms seizures.
Synonyms: confiscation, taking away, appropriation, commandeering More Synonyms of seizure
4. countable noun
If a financial institution or a government makes a seizureof someone's assets, they take their money or property from them because they have not paid money that they owe.
A court ordered the seizure of two ships for non-payment of the debt. [+ of]
More Synonyms of seizure
seizure in British English
(ˈsiːʒə)
noun
1.
the act or an instance of seizing or the state of being seized
2. pathology
a sudden manifestation or recurrence of a disease, such as an epileptic convulsion
seizure in American English
(ˈsiʒər)
noun
1.
a.
the act of one who seizes, or an instance of this
b.
the state or an instance of being seized
2.
a sudden attack, esp. of a disease such as epilepsy
Examples of 'seizure' in a sentence
seizure
But does it make a difference that sacrificing a chicken does not control epileptic seizures?
Christianity Today (2000)
Only a small elite could understand and mastermind the seizure of power by the proletariat.
Grenville, J. A. S. The Collins History of the World in the 20th Century (1994)
They decided to leave him until the ambulance arrived in case he was having an epileptic seizure.
The Sun (2006)
He told police to make more use of temporary passport seizure powers.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The second is that he was experiencing an epileptic seizure.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Residents said that one injured woman died in hospital of an epileptic seizure.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It works by detecting signs of seizure in the brain then delivering an electrical impulse to interrupt them.
The Sun (2014)
The drug is linked to heart attacks, seizures and respiratory problems.
The Sun (2012)
Officials confirmed a man in his 20s had a seizure and was taken to hospital for treatment.
The Sun (2015)
That said, around half of those who have one seizure without a clear cause will have another.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Just one in four seizures were passed on to the courts to hand out fines, it says.
The Sun (2013)
It was not until after she had suffered a seizure and been taken to A&E that a brain scan was arranged.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
A prisoner's pain has been compared to suffering a heart attack and brain seizure.
The Sun (2008)
Thanks to the pioneering op, she has just one or two seizures a week - and that is expected to improve.
The Sun (2014)
In other languages
seizure
British English: seizure /ˈsiːʒə/ NOUN
If someone has a seizure, they have a heart attack or a fit.
...a mild cardiac seizure.
American English: seizure
Arabic: نَوْبَةٌ مَرَضِيَّة
Brazilian Portuguese: ataque repentino doença
Chinese: 发作
Croatian: napad
Czech: záchvat
Danish: slagtilfælde
Dutch: aanval
European Spanish: ataque
Finnish: tautikohtaus
French: attaque médical
German: Anfall
Greek: αιφνίδια κρίση
Italian: attacco
Japanese: 発作
Korean: 발작
Norwegian: beslag
Polish: atak
European Portuguese: ataque repentino doença
Romanian: atac
Russian: приступ
Latin American Spanish: confiscación
Swedish: konfiskering
Thai: การเป็นลมชักอย่างปัจจุบันทันด่วน
Turkish: nöbet
Ukrainian: апоплексичний удар
Vietnamese: cơn co giật
Chinese translation of 'seizure'
seizure
(ˈsiːʒəʳ)
n(c)
(Med) 发(發)作 (fāzuò)
(= taking)[of power, land]夺(奪)取 (duóqǔ)
(= confiscation)[of drugs etc]温(溫)和的 (mòshōu)
1 (noun)
Definition
a sudden violent attack of an illness, such as an epileptic convulsion
I was prescribed drugs to control seizures.
Synonyms
attack
It brought on an attack of asthma.
fit
Once a fit has started there's nothing you can do to stop it.
spasm
He felt a spasm of fear.
convulsion
He fell to the floor in the grip of an epileptic convulsion.
paroxysm
She was overcome by a paroxysm of grief.
2 (noun)
Definition
the act of seizing
the seizure of territory through force
Synonyms
taking
grabbing
annexation
the country's annexation of its neighbour
confiscation
commandeering
3 (noun)
Definition
the act of seizing
a mass seizure of hostages
Synonyms
capture
The shooting happened while the man was trying to evade capture.
arrest
information leading to the arrest of the bombers
apprehension
information leading to the apprehension of the alleged killer
abduction
the attempted abduction of two youths
4 (noun)
Definition
the act of seizing
one of the biggest seizures of heroin ever
Synonyms
confiscation
Anyone convicted of drug trafficking would be liable to confiscation of assets and imprisonment.
taking away
appropriation
fraud and illegal appropriation of land
commandeering
sequestration
Additional synonyms
in the sense of abduction
the attempted abduction of two youths
Synonyms
kidnapping,
seizure,
carrying off
in the sense of annexation
the country's annexation of its neighbour
Synonyms
seizure,
takeover,
occupation,
conquest,
appropriation,
annexing,
expropriation (formal),
arrogation
in the sense of apprehension
Definition
the act of arresting
information leading to the apprehension of the alleged killer
Synonyms
arrest,
catching,
capture,
taking,
seizure
Nearby words of
seizure
segregation
seize
seize on something
seizure
seldom
select
selection
Synonyms of 'seizure'
seizure
Explore 'seizure' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of appropriation
fraud and illegal appropriation of land
Synonyms
seizure,
taking,
takeover,
assumption,
annexation,
confiscation,
commandeering,
expropriation (formal),
pre-emption,
usurpation,
impoundment,
arrogation
in the sense of arrest
Definition
the act of taking a person into custody
information leading to the arrest of the bombers
Synonyms
capture,
bust (informal),
detention,
seizure,
apprehension
in the sense of convulsion
Definition
a violent muscular spasm
He fell to the floor in the grip of an epileptic convulsion.
Synonyms
spasm,
fit,
shaking,
seizure,
contraction,
tremor,
cramp,
contortion,
paroxysm,
throe (rare)
in the sense of fit
Definition
a sudden attack or convulsion, such as an epileptic seizure
Once a fit has started there's nothing you can do to stop it.