convulsed
Seized up uncontrollably
Convulsed describes violent, uncontrollable physical movement—muscles contracting spasmodically, a body shaking with seizure or shock.
The word extends naturally to emotional extremes: convulsed with laughter, convulsed with grief.
Societies and nations can be convulsed by upheaval: The country was convulsed by civil war.
The past tense of convulse, it often functions as an adjective describing the shaking state itself.
Involuntary muscular jerk
- contractionReduction in size
- crampPainful muscle seizure
- tremorInvoluntary rhythmic shaking
- jerkAbrupt pulling motion
writhe · thrash · shudder · fibrillation · myoclonus · tic · spasticity · involuntary
Boisterous burst of mirth
- chortleGleeful, breathy laugh
- howlProlonged mournful cry
- cackleHarsh, shrill laugh
- roarLoud, deep animal cry
snicker · giggle · chuckle · snort · doubled over · in stitches · hysterics · side-splitting
Moved rhythmically back and forth
- joltedAbruptly shaken or startled
- jarredShaken or disturbed
- shudderedShook from fear/disgust
- trembledShook involuntarily
quaked · vibrated · rattled · buffeted · tossed · heaved · wrenched · earthquake
Brain disorder causing seizures
- fitProper or healthy
- grand malSevere convulsive seizure type
- petit malBrief epileptic consciousness lapse
- tonic-clonicSeizure with rigidity and convulsions
aura · tremors · anticonvulsant · neurological · encephalogram · phenytoin · valproate · diazepam
twitch
Involuntary muscular jerk
- contractionReduction in size
- crampPainful muscle seizure
- tremorInvoluntary rhythmic shaking
jerk · writhe · thrash · shudder · fibrillation · myoclonus · tic · spasticity · involuntary · paroxysm
guffaw
Boisterous burst of mirth
roar · snicker · giggle · chuckle · snort · doubled over · in stitches · hysterics · side-splitting · teehee
rocked
Moved rhythmically back and forth
trembled · quaked · vibrated · rattled · buffeted · tossed · heaved · wrenched · earthquake · explosion
epilepsy
Brain disorder causing seizures
- fitProper or healthy
- grand malSevere convulsive seizure type
- petit malBrief epileptic consciousness lapse
tonic-clonic · aura · tremors · anticonvulsant · neurological · encephalogram · phenytoin · valproate · diazepam · lorazepam
convulsedstill
Unmoving, or continuing
motionless · stable · calm · relaxed · stationary
convulsion, convulse, convulsive, convulsions, convulsively, convulsing, convulses