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Noun
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1. An intense, paroxysmal, involuntary muscular contraction.
2. An uncontrolled fit, as of laughter; a paroxysm.
3. Violent turmoil.

#:Earthquakes and convulsions of nature shake Earth on a regular basis.

Related terms
convulse
convulsive

Translations
trans-top|an intense muscular contraction
Chinese:
:Mandarin: zh-ts|痙攣|痉挛 (jìngluán)
Hungarian: t|hu|rángatózás
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Swedish: konvulsion
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trans-top|an uncontrolled fit
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trans-top|violent turmoil
Hungarian: t|hu|háborgás, t|hu|rengés
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ttbc|Finnish: kouristus
ttbc|French: convulsion f (1)
ttbc|Telugu: ఫిట్లు (phiTlu), పూనకం (poonakaM)(histeric in nature)
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ar:convulsion
et:convulsion
fr:convulsion
io:convulsion
pl:convulsion
ru:convulsion
fi:convulsion
te:convulsion
vi:convulsion
zh:convulsion

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