convulsive C2 Topic:Health & Medicine US /kənˈvʌlsɪv/ See IPA manual Freq #80434 Meanings 1 adj resembling a convulsion in being sudden and violent A convulsive rage. 2 adj Marked by or having the nature of convulsions. He scarcely appeared to heed what was doing on the stage; perhaps Norboume was the only one who noticed the convulsive movement of the bitten lip, or the slight shudder which shook him at any unexpected sound. 3 adj affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions 4 adj Having or producing convulsions. Thesaurus Synonyms 3 adj · affected by involuntary... spasmodic Word family Forms convulsively Derived forms anticonvulsiveconvulsivelyconvulsivenesselectroconvulsivenonconvulsivephotoconvulsivepostconvulsiveproconvulsivesubconvulsive Related forms chemoconvulsiveconvulsantconvulseconvulsion Common collocations convulsive laughter Adjective + noun Etymology From French convulsif. Topics Health & Medicine External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # convulsive **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /kənˈvʌlsɪv/ **Frequency rank:** 80434 ## Meanings 1. resembling a convulsion in being sudden and violent 2. Marked by or having the nature of convulsions. 3. affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions 4. Having or producing convulsions. ## Examples - A convulsive rage. - He scarcely appeared to heed what was doing on the stage; perhaps Norboume was the only one who noticed the convulsive movement of the bitten lip, or the slight shudder which shook him at any unexpected sound. ## Derived Forms - anticonvulsive - convulsively - convulsiveness - electroconvulsive - nonconvulsive - photoconvulsive - postconvulsive - proconvulsive - subconvulsive ## Related Forms - chemoconvulsive - convulsant - convulse - convulsion ## Etymology From French convulsif. ## Topics - Health & Medicine markdown