convulsion

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

CONVULSION, noun [Latin] 1. A preternatural, violent and involuntary contraction of the muscular parts of an animal body. 2. Any violent and irregular motion; tumult; commotion; as political convulsions.
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