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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Convulsion \Con*vul"sion\, n. [L. convulsio: cf F. convulsion.]
1. (Med.) An unnatural, violent, and unvoluntary contraction
of the muscular parts of an animal body.
2. Any violent and irregular motion or agitation; a violent
shaking; a tumult; a commotion.
Those two massy pillars, With horrible convulsion,
to and fro He tugged, he shook, till down they came
--Milton.
Times of violence and convulsion. --Ames.
Syn: Agitation; commotion; tumult; disturbance.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
convulsion
n : violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles
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