spasmnoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈspæz.əm/us/ˈspæz.əm/an occasion when a muscle suddenly becomes tighter in a way that cannot be controlled:
a muscle/muscular spasm
mainly UK My leg suddenly went into spasm.
spasm of sth
a short period of something, especially something that cannot be controlled:
a spasm of guilt/coughing/laughing
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