Convulsion: alternatives and connections

To fall upon with force; to assail, as with force and arms; to assault.

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Disturbed or violent motion; agitation.

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The act or rending asunder, or the state of being rent asunder or broken in pieces; breach; rent; dilaceration; rupture; as, the disruption of rocks…

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An interruption of a state of peace or quiet; derangement of the regular course of things; disquiet; disorder; as, a disturbance of religious exercis…

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To vibrate or move quickly; as, a bird flutters its wings.

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The stress of voice laid upon accented syllable of a word. Cf. Arsis.

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A commotion or fuss

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The act of seizing, or the state of being seized; sudden and violent grasp or gripe; a taking into possession; as, the seizure of a thief, a property…

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Bustle; stir; commotion; ado.

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To put into confused motion; to disturb; to agitate.

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To contract violently and irregulary, as the muscular parts of an animal body; to shake with irregular spasms, as in excessive laughter, or in agony…

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To contract violently and irregulary, as the muscular parts of an animal body; to shake with irregular spasms, as in excessive laughter, or in agony…

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Of the nature of a paroxysm; characterized or accompanied by paroxysms; as, a paroxysmal pain; paroxysmal temper.

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Of the nature of a paroxysm; characterized or accompanied by paroxysms; as, a paroxysmal pain; paroxysmal temper.

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imp. & p. p. of Fight.

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The fit, attack, or exacerbation, of a disease that occurs at intervals, or has decided remissions or intermissions.

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Harassing labor; trouble; molestation by tumult; disturbance; worrying confusion.

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The act of upheaving, or the state of being upheaved; esp., an elevation of a portion of the earth's crust.

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