convulsion
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a sudden uncontrollable attack
a paroxysm of giggling
Types & categories
- attack hypernym
Related & opposite
- paroxysmal derivation
Sense 2 noun
violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles
Types & categories
- seizure hypernym
- clonus hyponym
- epileptic seizure hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
a violent disturbance
the convulsions of the stock market
Types & categories
- commotion hypernym
Sense 4 noun
a physical disturbance such as an earthquake or upheaval
Types & categories
- trouble hypernym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | paroxysmal |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | attack |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | convulse |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | convulse |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | convulse |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | seizure |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | clonus |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | epileptic seizure |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | commotion |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | trouble |