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"CONVULSIONS" is a plural of: convulsion. |
Date "CONVULSIONS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1588. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Health | A general term referring to sudden and often violent motor activity of cerebral or brainstem origin. Convulsions may also occur in the absence of an electrical cerebral discharge (e.g., in response to hypotension). (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Agitation | Adverb: by fits and starts; subsultorily; Adjective: per saltum; hop skip and jump; in convulsions, in fits. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
| Domain | Title |
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| Author | Date | Quotation |
US Declaration of Independence | 1776 | He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected; whereby the Legislative powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise; the State remaining in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within. (reference) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Title | Author | Quote |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | The man who was in such a hurry was he whom we have seen struggling in such pitiable convulsions. |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | Granma had convulsions from the heat, and she was weak when they stopped. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Convulsions may also occur. (references) | |
Febrile seizures are convulsions brought on by a fever in infants or small children. (references) | ||
Benign epilepsy syndromes include benign infantile encephalopathy and benign neonatal convulsions. (references) | ||
Human Rights | Brazil | One prisoner who suffered convulsions and another with a broken ankle had been denied medical care. (references) |
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| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Andrew Jackson | 1829-1837 | The supply of gold and silver, the general medium of exchange, has been greatly interrupted by civil convulsions in the countries from which they are principally drawn. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "CONVULSIONS" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "CONVULSIONS" is used about 102 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (plural) | 100% | 102 | 32,309 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "CONVULSIONS": have convulsions ♦ in convulsions ♦ with convulsions. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| Language | Translations for "CONVULSIONS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | силен смях (hoot, hoots of laughter). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 癲 (crazy), 瘨 (crazy). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | křeèe (cramps, eclampsia). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | salaam-kramper (nodding spasms, salaam convulsions), salaam-krampe (infantile spasm, nodding spasms, salaam convulsions, salaam tic), nikkekramper (nodding spasms, salaam convulsions), nikkekrampe (infantile spasm, nodding spasms, salaam convulsions, salaam tic), kramper i neonatalperioden (infantile convulsions), kramper hos hypertone nyfødte (infantile convulsions), hypsarytmi (hypsarrhythmia, infantile spasm, nodding spasms, salaam convulsions, salaam tic). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | convulsies bij de pasgeborene (infantile convulsions), spasmus mutans (infantile spasm, nodding spasms, salaam convulsions, salaam tic), salaamkrampen (infantile spasm, nodding spasms, salaam convulsions, salaam tic), salaam convulsio (infantile spasm, nodding spasms, salaam convulsions, salaam tic, spasmus nutans), nictatiospastica (infantile spasm, nodding spasms, salaam convulsions, salaam tic), knikkramp (chorea nutans, infantile spasm, nodding spasm, nodding spasms, salaam convulsions, salaam tic, spasmus nutans), infantiel spasme (infantile spasm, nodding spasms, salaam convulsions, salaam tic), eclampsia nutans (infantile spasm, nodding spasms, salaam convulsions, salaam tic, spasmus nutans). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | crises convulsives du nouveau-né (infantile convulsions), tic de Salaam (salaam convulsions), syndrome des spasmes en flexion (salaam convulsions), spasme infantile (salaam convulsions). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Zuckungen. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | σύνδρομο σπασμών εν κάμψη (infantile spasm, nodding spasms, salaam convulsions, salaam tic), σπασμοί Blitz-Nick-Salaam (infantile spasm, nodding spasms, salaam convulsions, salaam tic), βρεφικοί σπασμοί (eclampsia neonatorum, eclampsia of newborn, infantile spasm, nodding spasms, salaam convulsions, salaam tic), νεογνικοί σπασμοί (infantile convulsions), μυοκλονικοί σπασμοί βρεφών (infantile spasm, nodding spasms, salaam convulsions, salaam tic). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | felfordulás (cataclysm, clutter, combustion, commotion, confusion, earthquake, hoo-ha, hoopla, huddle, hurly burly, hurly-burly, hurry-skurry, mess, mix, mix-up, muddle, muss, subversion, tangled skein, tumult, turbulence, turmoil, upheaval, upset, upsetting, whoop-de-doo). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | convulsioni neonatali (eclampsia neonatorum, eclampsia of newborn, infantile convulsions), tic di salaam (infantile spasm, nodding spasms, salaam convulsions, salaam tic), spasmo infantile (infantile spasm, nodding spasms, salaam convulsions, salaam tic). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 痙" (cramps), 癪 (a peeve, an annoyance, cause of offense, spasms), 差し込み (griping pain, insertion, outlet, plug, power point, spasm of pain, stitch). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | しゃく (a measure, a peeve, a rule, a scale, an annoyance, borrowing, cause of offense, dip, dipper, ladle, length, one-tenth of a go, spasms), さし"み (griping pain, insertion, outlet, plug, power point, spasm of pain, stitch), けいれ" (cramps). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | yn chingys tayrnee. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | onvulsionscay espasmo infantil (infantile spasm, nodding spasms, salaam convulsions, salaam tic). (various references) судорожный смех. (various references) crisis convulsivas neonatales (infantile convulsions), convulsiones de Salaam (infantile spasm, nodding spasms, salaam convulsions, salaam tic), espasmo infantil (infantile spasm, nodding spasms, salaam convulsions, salaam tic). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Misspellings | |
"CONVULSIONS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: convuclsions, convultion, convulusion. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "CONVULSIONS" (pronounced kunvu"lshunz) |
| 6 | -u" l sh u n z | expulsions. |
| 5 | -l sh u n z | compulsions. |
| 4 | -sh u n z | abbreviations, abductions, aberrations, abortions, abstractions, academicians, accommodations, accreditations, accumulations, accusations, acquisitions, actions, adaptations, addictions, additions, administrations, admissions, admonitions, adoptions, affections, affiliations, affirmations, afflictions, aggressions, allegations, allocations, alterations, altercations, ambitions, ammunitions, amplifications, amputations, animations, annotations, anticipations, apparitions, appellations, applications, apprehensions, appropriations, approximations, arbitrations, aspirations, assassinations, assertions, associations, assumptions, attentions, attractions, auctions, auditions, authentications, authorizations, calculations, cancellations, capitalizations, captions, carnations, castrations, cautions, celebrations, certifications, characterizations, circulations, citations, civilizations, clarifications, classifications, clinicians, coalitions, collaborations, collections, combinations, commemorations, commissions, communications, compensations, competitions, compilations, completions, complexions, complications, compositions, computations, concentrations, conceptions, concessions, concoctions, concussions, condemnations, conditions, confections, confessions, configurations, confirmations, confrontations, congratulations, congregations, conjugations, conjunctions, connections, connotations, consecrations, considerations, consolations, consolidations, constellations, constitutions, constrictions, constructions, consultations, contentions, contortions, contractions, contradictions, contraptions, contributions, conventions, conversations, convictions, cooperations, corporations, corrections, correlations, corruptions, creations, crustaceans, cushions, dalmatians, decapitations, deceptions, declarations, decorations, deductions, defections, definitions, degradations, delegations, deletions, deliberations, demarcations, demonstrations, demotions, denationalizations, denominations, denunciations, depictions, deportations, depositions, depreciations, depredations, depressions, deprivations, descriptions, desecrations, desertions, designations, destinations, detentions, determinations, detonations, devaluations, deviations, dietitians, digressions, dimensions, directions, discolorations, discussions, dislocations, dispositions, disruptions, dissections, distinctions, distortions, distractions, distributions, diversifications, donations, dramatizations, duplications, durations, editions, educations, egyptians, elections, electricians, electrocutions, elevations, eliminations, elocutions, emanations, emigrations, emissions, emotions, erections, eruptions, estimations, evacuations, evaluations, evictions, exacerbations, exactions, exaggerations, examinations, excavations, exceptions, exclamations, executions, exemptions, exertions, exhibitions, exhortations, expansions, expectations, expeditions, expirations, explanations, explorations, expositions, expressions, expropriations, extensions, extractions, fabrications, factions, fashions, federations, fictions, flirtations, fluctuations, formations, formulations, fortifications, foundations, fractions, frictions, frustrations, functions, generalizations, generations, geriatricians, gradations, graduations, gyrations, hallucinations, hesitations, hospitalizations, humiliations, identifications, illustrations, imaginations, imitations, immunizations, impatiens, imperfections, implications, impressions, improvisations, inaugurations, incarnations, inclinations, incorporations, indications, indiscretions, infections, infestations, inflections, informations, infractions, inhibitions, injections, injunctions, innovations, inoculations, inscriptions, insinuations, inspections, inspirations, installations, institutions, instructions, integrations, interactions, interceptions, interconnections, interjections, intermissions, interpretations, interrogations, interruptions, intersections, intimations, introductions, inundations, inventions, investigations, invitations, irritations, jurisdictions, justifications, juxtapositions, lacerations, liberalizations, limitations, liquidations, litigations, locations, lotions, machinations, magicians, magnifications, malformations, malfunctions, manifestations, manipulations, martians, mathematicians, medications, meditations, mentions, migrations, ministrations, miscalculations, misconceptions, miscreations, misperceptions, misrepresentations, missions, mobilizations, modifications, motions, motivations, munitions, musicians, mutations, mutilations, nationalizations, nations, negotiations, nominations, notations, notifications, notions, objections, obligations, observations, obsessions, obstetricians, obstructions, occupations, oceans, omissions, operations, oppressions, opticians, options, orations, orchestrations, organizations, orientations, originations, oscillations, ovations, palpitations, participations, partitions, passions, patients, patricians, pediatricians, pensions, perceptions, perforations, permissions, permutations, perturbations, petitions, physicians, plantations, politicians, pontifications, populations, portions, positions, possessions, potions, precautions, preconceptions, preconditions, predictions, predilections, predispositions, preoccupations, preparations, prescriptions, presentations, presumptions, pretensions, privations, privatizations, processions, proclamations, productions, professions, prognostications, prohibitions, projections, promotions, pronunciations, proportions, propositions, prosecutions, protections, protestations, provocations, publications, qualifications, quotations, ramifications, rationalizations, rations, reactions, realizations, recapitalizations, receptions, recessions, recitations, recollections, recommendations, reconciliations, reconstructions, recriminations, redemptions, reductions, reflections, registrations, regressions, regulations, rehabilitations, rejections, relations, relocations, remissions, renditions, renegotiations, renovations, reorganizations, reparations, repercussions, repetitions, repossessions, representations, repressions, reproductions, reputations, reservations, resignations, resolutions, restorations, restrictions, revaluations, revelations, reverberations, revocations, revolutions, rhetoricians, rotations, ruminations, sanctions, satisfactions, secretions, sections, selections, sensations, separations, sessions, simulations, situations, solicitations, solutions, specifications, speculations, stations, statisticians, sterilizations, stipulations, strangulations, subluxations, submissions, subscriptions, substitutions, summations, superstitions, suppositions, suspensions, suspicions, syndications, tabulations, tacticians, technicians, telecommunications, temptations, terminations, theoreticians, traditions, transactions, transcriptions, transformations, transgressions, transitions, translations, transmissions, tribulations, tuitions, vacations, vaccinations, valuations, variations, vibrations, violations, visitations, vocations, workstations. |
| 3 | -u n z | abandons, abrasions, abstentions, accordions, aliens, allergens, allusions, amphibians, antigens, antihistamines, antitoxins, aprons, arcadians, arsons, artisans, aspens, aspersions, assassins, Avions, awakens, badmintons, balbriggans, barbarians, bargains, barons, barrens, basins, bastions, battalions, beacons, beckons, bedouins, billions, blackens, bourbons, brackens, brightens, broadens, bruins, bulletins, burdens, buttons, cabins, cannons, canons, cantons, canyons, captains, carbons, carcinogens, cardigans, cartons, catamarans, catkins, caymans, centenarians, champions, chaplains, charlatans, chickens, chieftains, citizens, civilians, collegians, collisions, comedians, Commons, companions, comparisons, conclusions, confusions, congresspersons, contrarians, contusions, conversions, cottons, cousins, cravens, curtains, custodians, Daltons, dandelions, deacons, decisions, deepens, delicatessens, delusions, demons, denizens, determines, Dickens, dioxins, disciplinarians, disciplines, diversions, divisions, Dobsons, doctrines, dolphins, dozens, dragons, dungeons, elevens, endorphins, engines, environs, envisions, eons, equations, estrogens, evasions, evens, examines, exclusions, excursions, explosions, falcons, famines, felons, firmans, fluorocarbons, fortunes, fountains, frightens, galleons, gallons, Gammons, gardens, gascons, germans, Gibbons, givens, globulins, gluttons, gorgons, Gowans, grabens, gremlins, gryphons, guardians, happens, hardens, hastens, havens, heavens, heightens, heroines, herons, historians, hooligans, horizons, humanitarians, humans, hydrocarbons, hydrogens, illusions, imagines, incisions, inclusions, incursions, infusions, intentions, interventions, intestines, intrusions, invasions, ions, jillions, Jordans, kindergartens, kitchens, kittens, leavens, legions, lemans, lemons, lengthens, lesbians, lesions, lessens, lessons, libertarians, librarians, lichens, likens, linens, lions, lippens, listens, loosens, lubricants, luncheons, maidens, mandarins, mansions, margins, Marlins, martens, masons, matrons, mavens, medallions, medicines, melons, metropolitans, mignons, millions, minions, misfortunes, mittens, Morgans, mountains, muffins, mullens, myrmidons, neurosurgeons, newspersons, nonwovens, occasions, omens, onions, opens, opinions, organs, orphans, ovens, paeans, pardons, parliamentarians, Parsons, partisans, pathogens, patrons, pavilions, pedestrians, pelicans, penguins, penicillins, peons, persons, persuasions, pigeons, Pipkins, pistons, plantains, plebeians, poisons, pollens, polyhedrons, porcelains, prisons, prostaglandins, protozoans, provisions, pumpkins, puritans, questions, quickens, ravens, reasons, rebellions, recisions, reckons, regimens, regions, religions, reopens, republicans, rescissions, reunions, revisions, ribbons, Robins, romans, ruins, saddens, salmons, samaritans, sapiens, scallions, scorpions, seasons, seminarians, sermons, sevens, shamans, sharpens, shenanigans, shortens, Siemens, siphons, sirens, skeletons, slackens, slogans, smoothens, snapdragons, softens, sovereigns, sovrans, specimens, spokespersons, squadrons, stallions, stiffens, straightens, strengthens, sturgeons, subdivisions, suburbans, suggestions, sultans, summons, surgeons, sweetens, talons, tamarins, televisions, tendons, tensions, theologians, thickens, threatens, tightens, titans, toboggans, tokens, totalitarians, toughens, toxins, transfusions, trillions, truncheons, turbans, unions, unisons, urchins, utopians, vegetarians, versions, veterans, veterinarians, villains, virgins, visions, vitamins, wagons, wardens, warrens, watermelons, weakens, weapons, widens, woolens, worsens, yaupons, zillions. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-i-l-n-n-o-o-s-s-u-v" | |
-1 letter: convulsion, nonviscous. | |
-4 letters: colonus, colossi, consols, consuls, cousins, insouls, nuncios, ovonics, solions, uncoils, unisons, viscous. | |
-5 letters: clonus, colins, coloni, colons, conins, consol, consul, coulis, cousin, covins, insoul, nicols, nuncio, onions, ovonic, scions, snools, solion, solons, sonics, uncoil, uncool, unions, unison, vinous, viscus. | |
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