Convulsive
adjective
Having or causing sudden movements or spasms that cannot be controlled.
He fell to the ground in a convulsive fit.
Often appears as...
- convulsive effort
- convulsive reaction
adjective
Describes something that is done in a fast, intense, and often disorderly way.
He made a convulsive effort to finish the work on time.
Often appears as...
- convulsive change
- convulsive pace
adjective
Describes an increase or decrease that happens abruptly or in a disorderly way.
The market had a convulsive reaction to the unexpected news.
Often appears as...
- convulsive market
- convulsive shifts
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Technical
adjective
Related to a medical condition where a person has sudden, violent, involuntary contractions of a group of muscles.
Epilepsy is a convulsive disorder characterized by recurrent seizures.
Often appears as...
- convulsive seizures
- convulsive syndrome
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Formal
Technical
adjective
Having or causing sudden movements or spasms that cannot be controlled.
He fell to the ground in a convulsive fit.
Often appears as...
- convulsive effort
- convulsive reaction
adjective
Describes something that is done in a fast, intense, and often disorderly way.
He made a convulsive effort to finish the work on time.
Often appears as...
- convulsive change
- convulsive pace
adjective
Describes an increase or decrease that happens abruptly or in a disorderly way.
The market had a convulsive reaction to the unexpected news.
Often appears as...
- convulsive market
- convulsive shifts
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
adjective
Related to a medical condition where a person has sudden, violent, involuntary contractions of a group of muscles.
Epilepsy is a convulsive disorder characterized by recurrent seizures.
Often appears as...
- convulsive seizures
- convulsive syndrome
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Sudden Loss of Control
Used when someone loses control over their body suddenly due to a medical condition or reaction.
She clutched her throat with convulsive movements during the allergic reaction.
Pro Tip 2/2Uncontrolled Emotion
Describes when someone displays intense, uncontrollable emotional outbursts, often physical.
He laughed with convulsive chuckles that he couldn't suppress.
Pro Tip 1/2Sudden Loss of Control
Used when someone loses control over their body suddenly due to a medical condition or reaction.
She clutched her throat with convulsive movements during the allergic reaction.
Pro Tip 2/2Uncontrolled Emotion
Describes when someone displays intense, uncontrollable emotional outbursts, often physical.
He laughed with convulsive chuckles that he couldn't suppress.
Pro Tip 1/2Sudden Loss of Control
Used when someone loses control over their body suddenly due to a medical condition or reaction.
She clutched her throat with convulsive movements during the allergic reaction.
Pro Tip 2/2Uncontrolled Emotion
Describes when someone displays intense, uncontrollable emotional outbursts, often physical.
He laughed with convulsive chuckles that he couldn't suppress.
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Febrile seizures are seizures that occur when you also have a fever, and the doctor said, "Don't worry too much. Kids usually outgrow these." When he was four, he had a convulsive seizure,
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Febrile seizures are seizures that occur when you also have a fever, and the doctor said, "Don't worry too much. Kids usually outgrow these." When he was four, he had a convulsive seizure,
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Henry Rollins
American Musician
There is a lot to say about what Bikini Kill and other 'riot grrrl' bands were able to achieve when they first set out. They were not some momentary, convulsive, creative spasm of independent music. There was a very real, relevant point of view being expressed.
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Todd Gitlin
American Sociologist
A century of convulsive change leaves huge demographic gouge marks.
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Andre Breton
French Poet
Beauty will be convulsive or will not be at all.
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Henry Rollins
American Musician
There is a lot to say about what Bikini Kill and other 'riot grrrl' bands were able to achieve when they first set out. They were not some momentary, convulsive, creative spasm of independent music. There was a very real, relevant point of view being expressed.
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Todd Gitlin
American Sociologist
A century of convulsive change leaves huge demographic gouge marks.
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Andre Breton
French Poet
Beauty will be convulsive or will not be at all.
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