spasm

noun

/ˈspæzəm/

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[countable, uncountable] a sudden and often painful contracting of a muscle, which you cannot control
- Cholera reduces heartbeat and causes muscle spasms.
- The injection sent his leg into spasm.
Extra Examples
- He suffered a back spasm while playing football.
- She could not speak; her throat was in spasm.
- The muscle goes into spasm, producing the symptom of cramp.
- involuntary spasms of the nervous system
- His face went into a spasm of nervous twitches.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- sudden
- involuntary
- uncontrollable
- …
verb + spasm
- experience
- feel
- suffer
- …
spasm + verb
- pass
- stop
preposition
- in spasm
- spasm of
phrases
- a spasm of pain
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[countable] spasm (of something) a sudden strong feeling or reaction that lasts for a short time
- a spasm of anxiety/anger/coughing/pain, etc.
Extra Examples
- His voice broke and a spasm of pain contorted his face.
- He kicked the chair in a spasm of impatience.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- sudden
- involuntary
- uncontrollable
- …
verb + spasm
- experience
- feel
- suffer
- …
spasm + verb
- pass
- stop
preposition
- in spasm
- spasm of
phrases
- a spasm of pain
See full entry

Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French spasme, or via Latin from Greek spasmos, spasma, from span ‘pull’.

单词	spasm
释义	spasm noun /ˈspæzəm/ /ˈspæzəm/ jump to other results [countable, uncountable] a sudden and often painful contracting of a muscle, which you cannot control Cholera reduces heartbeat and causes muscle spasms. The injection sent his leg into spasm. Extra Examples He suffered a back spasm while playing football. She could not speak; her throat was in spasm. The muscle goes into spasm, producing the symptom of cramp. involuntary spasms of the nervous system His face went into a spasm of nervous twitches. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective sudden involuntary uncontrollable … verb + spasm experience feel suffer … spasm + verb pass stop preposition in spasm spasm of phrases a spasm of pain See full entry [countable] spasm (of something) a sudden strong feeling or reaction that lasts for a short time a spasm of anxiety/anger/coughing/pain, etc. Extra Examples His voice broke and a spasm of pain contorted his face. He kicked the chair in a spasm of impatience. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective sudden involuntary uncontrollable … verb + spasm experience feel suffer … spasm + verb pass stop preposition in spasm spasm of phrases a spasm of pain See full entry Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French spasme, or via Latin from Greek spasmos, spasma, from span ‘pull’.
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