convulsion

noun

/kənˈvʌlʃn/

[usually plural] (rather formal)

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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 Dictionary
adjective
- violent
- sudden
verb + convulsion
- go into
- have
- suffer
- …
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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’.

单词	convulsion
释义	convulsion noun /kənˈvʌlʃn/ /kənˈvʌlʃn/ [usually plural] (rather formal) jump to other results 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 verb + convulsion go into have suffer … See full entry 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’.
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