English

Noun
en-noun

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|��|�� (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: ఫి��ల� (phiTlu), ప�న�� (poonakaM)(histeric in nature)
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• 2007-12-27 22:58 - Panda10 - /* Noun */ added example

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