[responsivevoice]convulse[/responsivevoice] [ kuh n-vuhls ]
The word of the day is ‘convulse’.
The word is a verb, i.e., it demonstrates an action or an occurrence
Yes, the past form of the word is convulsed.
It means:
1. Disturb
2. Suffer violent involuntary contraction of the muscles, producing contortion of the body or limbs.
3. Throw (a country) into violent social or political upheaval.
4. Torment
1. He was choking back the sobs that seemed of a sudden to convulse his frame.
2. So is all change for the better, like birth and death, which convulse the body.
3. It shadows forth one of the greatest desires which convulse our age.
4. How are we preparing for this struggle, which may yet convulse the world?
5. Instead of that, I believe he will convulse them with laughter.
Some synonyms of today’s word are:
shakeup, torment, agitate, bother, disturb, rock, shake, stir, unsettle, writhe, shake uncontrollably/violently, go into spasms, shudder, jerk, thrash about, suffer a fit etc.
Some antonyms of this word of the day are:
calm, order, quiet, soothe etc.
Quotation:
The Republican Party of Richard Nixon was called to power in 1968 to bring an honorable end to the war in Vietnam and restore law and order to campuses and cities convulsed by crime, riots and racial violence. Nixon appeared to have succeeded and was rewarded with a 49-state landslide.
Pat Buchanan
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