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convulse
This term evokes a sense of loss of control, whether biological, emotional, or systemic. In a medical sense, it describes the violent, involuntary nature of seizures, carrying a clinical and often urgent tone. It suggests a physical disruption that is sudden and uncontrollable.
When applied to emotions or societies, the word shifts from a clinical description to a powerful metaphor for instability. It describes a state of being shaken to the core, where the intensity of laughter, grief, or political turmoil mimics the physical spasms of a seizure, implying a total upheaval of the normal order.
Meanings
To cause a person or animal to suffer sudden, violent, and involuntary muscular contractions.
To suffer sudden, violent, and involuntary muscular contractions of the body.
To shake or cause to shake violently, often due to strong emotion such as laughter or sobbing.
Examples
そのスキャンダルは政党全体を激しく揺るがしかねないものだった。