convulsion
(noun)
noun
1. a sudden uncontrollable attack
- convulsions of laughter
Similar word(s): fit, paroxysm
Definition categories: state, attack
2. violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles
Definition categories: state, ictus, raptus, seizure
3. a violent disturbance
- the convulsions of the stock market
Similar word(s): turmoil, upheaval
Definition categories: state, commotion, disruption, disturbance, flutter, kerfuffle
4. a physical disturbance such as an earthquake or upheaval
Definition categories: event, trouble
Sentences with convulsion as a noun:
- Earthquakes and convulsions of nature shake Earth on a regular basis.