English-Thai Dictionary

convulsion

N การสั่น อย่างรุนแรง  kan-san-yang-raeng

 

convulsion

N ความ ชุลมุน วุ่นวาย  ความ ไม่ สงบ  disturbance outbreak kwam-chun-la-mun-wun-wai

 

convulsionary

A เกี่ยวกับ การชัก เกร็ง กล้ามเนื้อ 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONVULSION

n.[L.] 1. A preternatural, violent and involuntary contraction of the muscular parts of an animal body.
2. Any violent and irregular motion; tumult; commotion; as political convulsions.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CONVULSION

Con *vul "sion, n. Etym: [L. convulsio: cf. F. convulsion. ]

 

1. (Med. )

 

Defn: An unnatural, violent, and unvoluntary contraction of the muscular parts of an animal body.

 

2. Any violent and irregular motion or agitation; a violent shaking; a tumult; a commotion. Those two massy pillars, With horrible convulsion, to and fro He tugged, he shook, till down they came. Milton. Times of violence and convulsion. Ames.

 

Syn. -- Agitation; commotion; tumult; disturbance.

 

CONVULSIONAL

CONVULSIONAL Con *vul "sion *al, a.

 

Defn: Pertaining to, or having, convulsions; convulsionary. [R.] Lamb.

 

CONVULSIONARY

Con *vul "sion *a *ry (, a. Etym: [Cf. F. convulsionnaire.]

 

Defn: Pertaining to convulsion; convulsive. "Convulsionary struggles." Sir W. Scott.

 

CONVULSIONARY

CONVULSIONARY Con *vul "sion *a *ry, n.

 

Defn: A convulsionist.

 

CONVULSIONIST

CONVULSIONIST Con *vul "sion *ist, n.

 

Defn: One who has convulsions; esp. , one of a body of fanatics in France, early in the eighteenth century, who went into convulsions under the influence of religious emotion; as, the Convulsionists of St. Médard.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

convulsion

con vul sion |kənˈvəlSHən kənˈvəlʃən | ▶noun (often convulsions ) 1 a sudden, violent, irregular movement of a limb or of the body, caused by involuntary contraction of muscles and associated esp. with brain disorders such as epilepsy, the presence of certain toxins or other agents in the blood, or fever in children. • (convulsions ) uncontrollable laughter: the audience collapsed in convulsions. • an earthquake or other violent or major movement of the earth's crust: the violent convulsions of tectonic plates. 2 a violent social or political upheaval: the convulsions of 1939 –45. ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (originally in the sense ‘cramp, spasm ’): from Latin convulsio (n- ), from the verb convellere (see convulse ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

convulsion

con |vul ¦sion |kənˈvʌlʃ (ə )n | ▶noun (often convulsions ) 1 a sudden, violent, irregular movement of the body, caused by involuntary contraction of muscles and associated especially with brain disorders such as epilepsy, the presence of certain toxins or other agents in the blood, or fever in children. • (convulsions ) uncontrollable laughter: the audience collapsed in convulsions. • an earthquake or other violent or major movement of the earth's crust: the violent convulsions of tectonic plates. 2 a violent social or political upheaval: the convulsions of 1939 –45. ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (originally in the sense ‘cramp, spasm ’): from Latin convulsio (n- ), from the verb convellere (see convulse ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

convulsion

convulsion noun 1 she had convulsions: fit, seizure, paroxysm, spasm, attack; Medicine ictus. 2 (convulsions ) the audience collapsed in convulsions: fits of laughter, paroxysms of laughter, uncontrollable laughter; informal hysterics. 3 the political convulsions of the period: upheaval, eruption, cataclysm, turmoil, turbulence, tumult, disruption, agitation, disturbance, unrest, disorder.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

convulsion

convulsion noun 1 she's started to have convulsions: fit, seizure, paroxysm, spasm, attack, muscular contractions; throes; technical ictus. 2 (convulsions ) the audience collapsed in convulsions: fits of laughter, paroxysms of laughter, gales of laughter, peals of laughter, uncontrollable laughter; informal hysterics, stitches. 3 the political convulsions of the mid 20th century: upheaval, eruption, turmoil, turbulence, disruption, agitation, disturbance, unrest, disorder, furore, upset, tumult, chaos; earthquake, cataclysm, storm; German Sturm und Drang.

 

French Dictionary

convulsion

convulsion n. f. nom féminin Contraction violente et involontaire des muscles. : Cet épileptique a des convulsions. SYNONYME spasme .

 

Spanish Dictionary

convulsión

convulsión nombre femenino 1 Contracción involuntaria, violenta y patológica de un músculo o de otra parte del cuerpo :las convulsiones son características de los procesos epilépticos .SINÓNIMO espasmo .2 Agitación política, social o económica de carácter violento que rompe la normalidad y la estabilidad de la vida colectiva :este ha sido siempre un territorio lleno de convulsiones y de conflictos .

 

convulsionar

convulsionar verbo transitivo 1 Producir convulsiones :desde 1789, un acontecimiento de capital importancia convulsionó la historia de Europa: la Revolución francesa .2 convulsionarse verbo pronominal Experimentar convulsiones :el enfermo se convulsionaba en el lecho .

 

convulsionario, -ria

convulsionario, -ria adjetivo [persona ] Que padece convulsiones, en especial un vidente o un poseso .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

convulsion

con vul sion /kənvʌ́lʃ (ə )n /名詞 C 1 〖通例 ～s 〗ひきつけ, けいれん .2 (自然界 国家 制度などの予期できない )激動, 激変, 動乱 .3 ｟くだけて ｠〖～s 〗激しい笑い [怒り ]の発作 ▸ be in convulsions 笑いころげて, 腹をかかえて笑って