convulse

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

  1. (intransitive) To suffer violent involuntary contractions of the muscles, causing one's body to contort.
  2. (figuratively, intransitive) To be beset by political or social upheaval.
  3. (transitive) To cause (someone) to suffer such contractions, especially as a result of making them laugh heartily.

Έννοιες

προξενώ σπασμούς

συνταράσσω

συγκλονίζω

συσπώ

προκαλώ σπασμούς

Μεταφράσεις

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)
/kənˈvʌls/
Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

From Latin convulsus, past participle of convellere (“to pluck up, dislocate, convulse”), from com- (“together”) + vellere (“to pluck, pull”). Doublet of convel.

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