spasm

English

Etymology

From Old French spasme, from Latin spasmus, from Ancient Greek σπασμός (spasmós, “spasm, convulsion”). Compare span.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈspæzəm/

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Noun

spasm (plural spasms)

A sudden, involuntary contraction of a muscle, a group of muscles, or a hollow organ.
A violent, excruciating seizure of pain.
A sudden and temporary burst of energy, activity, or emotion.

Translations

contraction of a muscle

Chinese:
Mandarin: 痙攣 (zh), 痉挛 (zh) (jìngluán)
Czech: křeč (cs) f
Danish: krampe (da)
Dutch: kramp (nl) m, f
Esperanto: spasmo
Finnish: spasmi (fi), kouristus (fi)
French: spasme (fr) m
German: Krampf (de) m, Muskelkrampf m, Spasmus m
Greek: σπασμός (el) m (spasmós), σύσπαση (el) f (sýspasi)
Italian: spasmo (it) m
Japanese: 痙攣 (けいれん, kēren)

Korean: 경련 (ko) (gyeongryeon) (痙攣 (ko))
Latvian: krampji
Maori: timu, tumu, hōkai (of the limbs)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: krampe (no) m, spasme m

Nynorsk: krampe m, spasme m
Portuguese: espasmo (pt) m
Russian: спазм (ru) m (spazm)
Spanish: espasmo (es) m
Swedish: kramp (sv)
Turkish: spazm (tr)

a violent, excruciating seizure of pain

Dutch: stuip (nl) m, f
Esperanto: spasmo
Finnish: kipukohtaus

Greek: σπασμός (el) m (spasmós), κρίση (el) f (krísi)
Turkish: kramp (tr)

a sudden and temporary burst of energy, activity, or emotion

Finnish: puuska (fi), kohtaus (fi)
German: Anfall (de) m

Greek: κρίση (el) f (krísi), παροξυσμός (el) m (paroxysmós)
Spanish: acceso (es) m

Verb

spasm (third-person singular simple present spasms, present participle spasming, simple past and past participle spasmed)

To produce and undergo a spasm.

Translations

to produce a sudden spasm or uncontrooled movement of the muscles

Maori: hoto, io (mi)

Anagrams

samps, spams

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