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

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.

Greek: σπασμός (el) (spasmós) m., σύσπαση (el) (sýspasi) f. 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