convulsion C2 Topic:Abstract Ideas US /kənˈvʌlʃən/ See IPA manual Freq #68255 Meanings 1 noun a violent disturbance The convulsions of the stock market. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a violent disturbance turmoil More throecataclysmseizurespasm Word family Forms convulsions Derived forms anticonvulsionconvulsionalconvulsionaryconvulsionismconvulsionistelectroconvulsionhemiconvulsionphotoconvulsion Related forms convulsantconvulseconvulsive Etymology From Latin convulsiō, from convellō. convulsiō Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # convulsion **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /kənˈvʌlʃən/ **Frequency rank:** 68255 ## Meanings 1. a violent disturbance ## Examples - The convulsions of the stock market. ## Synonyms - turmoil - throe - cataclysm - seizure - spasm ## Derived Forms - anticonvulsion - convulsional - convulsionary - convulsionism - convulsionist - electroconvulsion - hemiconvulsion - photoconvulsion ## Related Forms - convulsant - convulse - convulsive ## Roots and Affixes - Root: convulsiō ## Etymology From Latin convulsiō, from convellō. ## Topics - Abstract Ideas - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown