convulsion
noun
contortion of the body caused by violent, involuntary muscular contractions of the extremities, trunk, and head.
convulsions
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pluralof convulsion.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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"They are not particularly dangerous, you're not at risk of hurting yourself or anyone else. My convulsions are very rare, I have maybe three or four a year, they don't massively impact my life."
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
In a coffee shop in Greenland's capital Nuuk, Lykke Lynge looked fondly at her four kids as they sipped their hot chocolate, seemingly oblivious to the world's convulsions.
From Barron's ● Jan. 25, 2026
The back end of Mr. Bird’s book is a romp through the real-estate convulsions of Asia and the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
A more severe and concerning case can cause neck stiffness, stupor, disorientation, tremors, convulsions, muscle weakness, vision loss, numbness, or paralysis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2025
A steady flow of men and women from East Bengal—those who had sensed the early political convulsions before their neighbors—had already started to fill the low-rises and tenements near Sealdah station.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
