convulse

Nghĩa (Tiếng Anh)

  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.

Bản dịch

convulsar

avere le convulsioni

συνταράσσω

in Aufruhr versetzen

προξενώ σπασμούς

convulser

Phát âm là (IPA)
/kənˈvʌls/
Từ nguyên (Tiếng Anh)

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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