convulsion
noun /kənˈvʌlʃn/
/kənˈvʌlʃn/
[usually plural] (rather formal)- a sudden shaking movement of the body that cannot be controlled synonym fit
- The child went into convulsions.
- in convulsions He fell to the ground in convulsions.
Extra Examples- The patient lost consciousness and went into convulsions.
- He felt a sudden convulsion of fear at the pit of his stomach.
- She started to have convulsions again.
- The drug can cause paranoia, memory loss and convulsions.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- violent
- sudden
- go into
- have
- suffer
- …
- a sudden important change that happens to a country or an organization synonym upheaval
- political convulsions threatening the stability of new democracies
Word Originmid 16th cent. (originally in the sense ‘cramp, spasm’): from Latin convulsio(n-), from the verb convellere, from con- ‘together’ + vellere ‘to pull’.