convulsion
/kənˈvʌlʃən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.14 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
noun
An uncontrolled fit, as of laughter; a paroxysm.
Example Sentences
- "1850-1859, Charles Dickens, Household Words That immortal creature had gone over the proofs with great pains — had of course taken out the stiflings — hard-plungings, lungeings, and other convulsions — and had also taken out her weakenings and damagings of her own effects."
- "Earthquakes and convulsions of nature shake Earth on a regular basis."
- "It would seem as if calm were necessary to convulsion; for the tranquillity of the last few months was again to be disturbed by political commotion."
- "In a convulsion that has caught many in Brazil and beyond by surprise, waves of protesters denounced their leaders for dedicating so many resources to cultivating Brazil’s global image by building stadiums for international events, when basic services like education and health care remain woefully inadequate."
Etymology
From Latin convulsiō, from convellō.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: convulsiō