Engelsk navneord: convulsion | |||
1. | convulsion (om tilstand) a sudden uncontrollable attack | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | A paroxysm of giggling. A fit of coughing. Convulsions of laughter. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | fit, paroxysm | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | attack | ||
2. | convulsion (om tilstand) violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | ictus, raptus, seizure | ||
Mere specifikke termer | clonus, epileptic seizure | ||
3. | convulsion (om tilstand) a violent disturbance | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The convulsions of the stock market. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | turmoil, upheaval | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | commotion, disruption, disturbance, flutter, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, hurly burly, kerfuffle, to-do | ||
4. | convulsion (om begivenhed) a physical disturbance such as an earthquake or upheaval | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | trouble | ||