spasm

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English

Etymology

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

Noun

spasm (plural spasms)

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

Translations

contraction of a muscle

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 痙攣 (cmn), 痉挛 (cmn) (jìngluán)

• Czech: křeč (cs) f
• Danish: krampe (da)
• Dutch: kramp (nl) m and f
• Esperanto: spasmo (eo)
• Finnish: spasmi (fi), kouristus (fi)
• French: spasme (fr) m
• German: Krampf (de) m, Muskelkrampf (de) m, Spasmus (de) m

• Greek: σπασμός (el) (spasmós) m, σύσπαση (el) (sýspasi) f
• Japanese: 痙攣 (ja) (けいれん, keiren)
• Korean: 경련 (ko) (gyeongryeon) (痙攣 (ko))
• Latvian: krampji (lv)
• Norwegian: krampe (no) m and f
• Russian: спазм (ru) (spazm) m
• Spanish: espasmo (es) m
• Swedish: kramp (sv)
• Turkish: spazm (tr)

a violent, excruciating seizure of pain

• Dutch: stuip (nl) m and f
• Esperanto: spasmo (eo)
• Finnish: kipukohtaus (fi)

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

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

• Finnish: puuska (fi), kohtaus (fi)
• Greek: κρίση (el) (krísi) f, παροξυσμός (el) (paroksysmós) m

• Spanish: acceso (es) m

Verb

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

1. To produce and undergo a spasm.

Anagrams

• samps
• spams