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convulsions

NOUN

disease

Synonyms

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Cancer bug condition contamination defect disorder epidemic fever flu illness infection inflammation malady plague sickness stroke syndrome virus

STRONG

ache affection attack blight breakdown canker collapse complaint contagion debility decrepitude distemper endemic feebleness fit hemorrhage indisposition infirmity misery seizure spell temperature unhealthiness unsoundness upset visitation

WEAK

ill health pathosis sickliness

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STRONGEST

advantage good health health

STRONG

ability blessing boon happiness soundness strength

NOUN

mirth

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hilarity laughter levity rejoicing

STRONG

amusement cheer cheerfulness entertainment festivity frivolity frolic fun gaiety gladness glee happiness hysteria hysterics jocularity jocundity jollity joviality joyousness kicks laughs lightheartedness merriment merrymaking pleasure revelry sport whoopee

Antonyms

STRONG

depression gloom melancholy misery pain sadness seriousness sorrow unhappiness woe work

WEAK

blues distress

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While experts predict modest employment numbers, disappointing data could send the market back into convulsions.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 8, 2026

He contracted meningitis as a youth and still suffers from convulsions.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

His company may emerge from today’s pinball-like experience still needing a strategy to survive and prosper on its own amid the entertainment industry’s streaming and artificial-intelligence convulsions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

Novo is in convulsions amid a dramatic selloff that started in the middle of last year, the company has recently shed its CEO and all of the independent directors on its board.

From Barron's • Nov. 3, 2025

Dr. Trefusis began to shake mightily, which convulsions I could feel beneath the wet horse-blanket we shared.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson

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