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convulsion
noun
- 1. The state of being convulsed.
2. A violent involuntary contraction of the muscles of the body, or a series of such contractions, resulting in contortion of the limbs and face and sometimes accompanied by loss of consciousness.
- Thesaurus: seizure, paroxysm, spasm, tremor, fit, contortion, throe, contraction, cramp.
- Form: convulsions (often)
- Spasms of uncontrollable laughter.
- Form: convulsions
