"convulsion" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kənˈvʌlʃən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-convulsion.wav Forms: convulsions [plural]
Etymology: From Latin convulsiō, from convellō. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|convulsiō}} Latin convulsiō Head templates: {{en-noun}} convulsion (plural convulsions)
  1. (medicine) An intense, paroxysmal, involuntary muscular contraction. Categories (topical): Medicine Translations (intense muscular contraction): σπασμός (spasmós) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), اِخْتِلَاج (iḵtilāj) [masculine] (Arabic), convulsión [feminine] (Asturian), конву́лсия (konvúlsija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), гърчене (gǎrčene) [neuter] (Bulgarian), convulsió [feminine] (Catalan), 痙攣 (Chinese Mandarin), 痉挛 (jìngluán) (Chinese Mandarin), krampe [common-gender] (Danish), krampetrækning [common-gender] (Danish), kramp [feminine] (Dutch), konvulsio (Esperanto), kouristus (Finnish), convulsion [feminine] (French), convulsión [feminine] (Galician), კონვულსია (ḳonvulsia) (Georgian), კრუნჩხვა (ḳrunčxva) (Georgian), Konvulsion [feminine] (German), Krampf [masculine] (German), σύσπαση (sýspasi) [feminine] (Greek), σπασμός (spasmós) [masculine] (Greek), rángatózás (Hungarian), 痙攣 (keiren) (alt: けいれん) (Japanese), tīkoro (Maori), hukihuki (Maori), iichʼąh (Navajo), ashchʼąh (Navajo), تشنج (Persian), convulsão [feminine] (Portuguese), convulsie [feminine] (Romanian), конву́льсия (konvúlʹsija) [feminine] (Russian), гр̏ч [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), gȑč [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), convulsión [feminine] (Spanish), konvulsion (Swedish), suba (Tagalog), kumbulsiyon (Tagalog), taol (Tagalog), வலிப்பு (valippu) (Tamil), ఫిట్లు (phiṭlu) (Telugu)
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  2. An uncontrolled fit, as of laughter; a paroxysm. Translations (uncontrolled fit): σπασμός (spasmós) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), при́стъп (prístǎp) [masculine] (Bulgarian), kohtaus (Finnish), σπασμός (spasmós) (Greek), κρίση (krísi) [feminine] (Greek), при́ступ (prístup) [masculine] (Russian), ఫిట్లు (phiṭlu) (Telugu)
    Sense id: en-convulsion-en-noun-xaH9mXbR Disambiguation of 'uncontrolled fit': 4 94 1 1
  3. Violent turmoil. Translations (violent turmoil): mullistus (Finnish), convulsión [feminine] (Galician), αναστάτωση (anastátosi) [feminine] (Greek), αναταραχή (anatarachí) [feminine] (Greek), háborgás (Hungarian), rengés (Hungarian), ఫిట్లు (phiṭlu) (Telugu)
    Sense id: en-convulsion-en-noun-yd-Wh7yN Disambiguation of 'violent turmoil': 1 1 98 1
  4. Hysteric in nature. Translations (hysteric in nature): పూనకం (pūnakaṁ) (Telugu)
    Sense id: en-convulsion-en-noun-j2LI3oEY Disambiguation of 'hysteric in nature': 2 1 1 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: anticonvulsion, convulsional, convulsionary, convulsionism, convulsionist, electroconvulsion, hemiconvulsion, photoconvulsion, post-micturition convulsion syndrome Related terms: convulsant, convulse, convulsive

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      "sense": "intense muscular contraction",
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      "sense": "intense muscular contraction",
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      "sense": "intense muscular contraction",
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      "code": "tl",
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      "sense": "intense muscular contraction",
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      "code": "tl",
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      "sense": "intense muscular contraction",
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      "word": "வலிப்பு"
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      "lang": "Bulgarian",
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      "sense": "uncontrolled fit",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "uncontrolled fit",
      "word": "kohtaus"
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      "code": "el",
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      "sense": "uncontrolled fit",
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      "code": "el",
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      "roman": "krísi",
      "sense": "uncontrolled fit",
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      "word": "κρίση"
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "violent turmoil",
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      "code": "hu",
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      "code": "hu",
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      "word": "rengés"
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      "code": "te",
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      "roman": "phiṭlu",
      "sense": "violent turmoil",
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      "code": "te",
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      "roman": "pūnakaṁ",
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      "word": "పూనకం"
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}

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