a physical disturbance such as an earthquake or upheaval
Word Forms
paroxysmal
adjective
accompanied by or of the nature of paroxysms
convulse
verb
cause to contract
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Konvulsion
ein plötzlicher unkontrollierbarer Angriff
🇪🇸Spanish
convulsión
un ataque repentino e incontrolable
🇮🇹Italian
convulsione
un attacco improvviso e incontrollabile
🇳🇱Dutch
stuiptrekking
een plotselinge, oncontroleerbare aanval
🇵🇹Portuguese
convulsão
um ataque repentino e incontrolável
🇷🇺Russian
судорога
внезапная неконтролируемая атака
India
🇮🇳Hindi
ऐंठन
अचानक बेकाबू हमला
🇧🇩Bengali
খিঁচুনি
একটি আকস্মিক অনিয়ন্ত্রিত আক্রমণ
🇮🇳Tamil
வலிப்பு
திடீரென கட்டுப்படுத்த முடியாத தாக்குதல்
🇮🇳Telugu
మూర్ఛ
ఆకస్మిక అనియంత్రిత దాడి
🇮🇳Marathi
आक्षेप
अचानक अनियंत्रित हल्ला
🇮🇳Gujarati
આંચકી
અચાનક બેકાબૂ હુમલો
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸೆಳೆತ
ಹಠಾತ್ ಅನಿಯಂತ್ರಿತ ದಾಳಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഞെരുക്കം
പെട്ടെന്നുള്ള അനിയന്ത്രിതമായ ആക്രമണം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਕੜਵੱਲ
ਇੱਕ ਅਚਾਨਕ ਬੇਕਾਬੂ ਹਮਲਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
آکشیپ
اچانک بے قابو حملہ
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
抽搐
突然无法控制的攻击
🇯🇵Japanese
けいれん
突然の制御不能な攻撃
🇰🇷Korean
동란
갑자기 제어할 수 없는 공격
🇻🇳Vietnamese
co giật
một cuộc tấn công bất ngờ không thể kiểm soát
🇹🇭Thai
อาการชัก
การโจมตีที่ไม่สามารถควบคุมได้อย่างกะทันหัน
🇮🇩Indonesian
ledakan
serangan tiba-tiba yang tidak terkendali
🇵🇭Filipino
kombulsyon
isang biglaang hindi mapigilang pag-atake
🇲🇾Malay
sawan
serangan tiba-tiba yang tidak dapat dikawal
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
تشنج
هجوم مفاجئ لا يمكن السيطرة عليه
🇮🇷Persian
تشنج
یک حمله غیرقابل کنترل ناگهانی
🇹🇷Turkish
kasılma
ani, kontrol edilemeyen bir saldırı
🇮🇱Hebrew
פִּרכּוּס
התקפה פתאומית בלתי נשלטת
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'convulsion'?
The primary meaning of 'convulsion' is 'a sudden uncontrollable attack'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'convulsion' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'convulsion' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'convulsion' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'convulsion' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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In your opinion, does the word 'convulsion' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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