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convulsion
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural convulsions
plural convulsions
Learner's definition of CONVULSION
[count]
1
a medical : a sudden violent shaking of the muscles in your body that you are unable to control抽搐；痉挛；惊厥— usually plural通常用复数
- The patient suffers from convulsions.病人有惊厥症状。
- He suddenly went into convulsions.他突然抽搐起来。
b : a sudden experience of something (such as laughter) that shakes or moves your body（因大笑等引发的）全身抖动，前俯后仰— usually plural通常用复数
- The joke sent the audience into convulsions of laughter.那个笑话把观众逗得前俯后仰。
2
: a sudden change or disturbance that affects a country, organization, etc.震动；大骚乱；动乱 — usually plural通常用复数
- an era of political convulsions [=upheavals]政治动乱的时代
- The controversial exhibit caused convulsions in the artistic community.这个有争议的展览在艺术界引来一片喧哗。
convulsion
noun
con·vul·sion kən-ˈvəl-shən 
Example Sentences
the Russian Revolution was one of the major convulsions of the 20th century
Recent Examples on the Web After reading Klimat, Russia’s attack on Ukraine begins to look like the convulsion of a dying state. 
Sophie Pinkham, The New York Review of Books, 8 June 2022 In the second, a man slumped against a bathroom wall and a woman lying in bed; the two showed signs of convulsion. Washington Post, 10 May 2022 That is why a big Republican showing in the midterms will produce a convulsion among progressives, one that looks like a political crisis but that is, at heart, a spiritual crisis. Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 13 Feb. 2022 Add fictional escapes, over-the-top recipes, and big-name memoirs to the growing list of products that have fallen victim to a global supply chain in convulsion. BostonGlobe.com, 28 Oct. 2021 The idea that one player can switch teams and tilt the league’s balance of power has become a source of inspiration and convulsion. Ben Cohen, WSJ, 19 Oct. 2021 This allows your toes to twitch, visible evidence of convulsion. Donald Antrim, The New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2021 Police Superintendent David Brown tried to blame the hot weekend’s convulsion of violence on the Cook County court system’s bail reform, saying too many violent offenders are being released on electronic monitoring. Rex Huppke, chicagotribune.com, 7 July 2021 An incident so horrifying can and will stop America in its tracks, causing nationwide convulsion—protests, riots, burning of businesses. Peggy Noonan, WSJ, 27 May 2021 See More
Sophie Pinkham, The New York Review of Books, 8 June 2022 In the second, a man slumped against a bathroom wall and a woman lying in bed; the two showed signs of convulsion. Washington Post, 10 May 2022 That is why a big Republican showing in the midterms will produce a convulsion among progressives, one that looks like a political crisis but that is, at heart, a spiritual crisis. Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 13 Feb. 2022 Add fictional escapes, over-the-top recipes, and big-name memoirs to the growing list of products that have fallen victim to a global supply chain in convulsion. BostonGlobe.com, 28 Oct. 2021 The idea that one player can switch teams and tilt the league’s balance of power has become a source of inspiration and convulsion. Ben Cohen, WSJ, 19 Oct. 2021 This allows your toes to twitch, visible evidence of convulsion. Donald Antrim, The New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2021 Police Superintendent David Brown tried to blame the hot weekend’s convulsion of violence on the Cook County court system’s bail reform, saying too many violent offenders are being released on electronic monitoring. Rex Huppke, chicagotribune.com, 7 July 2021 An incident so horrifying can and will stop America in its tracks, causing nationwide convulsion—protests, riots, burning of businesses. Peggy Noonan, WSJ, 27 May 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1547, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
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The first known use of convulsion was in 1547 noun
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