Synonyms for Spasm:
n.
EINA, contraction, seizure, neuralgia, fit. paroxysm, rush, shoot, twinge, surge, spurt, outburst, impulse. •attack (noun)combat, storm, siege, fight, invasion, foray, frenzy, barrage, bloodshed, strike, offense, assault, tirade, war, furor, fury, charge, warfare, sortie, bombardment, onslaught, battle, thrust, outbreak, violence, raid, aggression, riot.
•disease (noun)
ague, infection, pestilence, Sickliness, debility, affection, bug, breakdown, condition, nausea, unhealthiness, ailment, attack, fever, infirmity, virus, queasiness, collapse, disorder, apoplexy, complication, decrepitude, curse, disability, sickness, disease, illness, feverishness, syndrome, complaint, symptom, indisposition, malady, handicap.
•pain (noun)
headache, irritation, bruise, gripe, malaise, discomfort, misery, suffering, burn, hurt, stitch, Migraine, throb, throe, bite, painfulness, ache, earache, pang, affliction, wound, sore, chafing, crick, grief, rack, torment, anguish, sting, torture, Back Ache, infliction, injury, agony, wrench, stab, smarting, distress, inflammation, pain, cramp.
•spasm (noun)
cramp, muscle spasm.
•twitch, fit (noun)
frenzy, outburst, pain, throe, seizure, paroxysm, contraction, attack.
Other synonyms:
paroxysm, twinge. spurt. impulse, surge. rush. fit. •Other relevant words:
muscle spasm, rush, paroxysm, seizure, contraction, spurt, outburst, shoot, twinge, surge, fit, impulse.
Usage examples for spasm
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I saw a sudden spasm pass over Sir Anthony's features. – The Red Planet by William J. Locke
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It sounded so plain- stood forth so unmistakably Zulu among the wretched monkey- like speech of these people, that I saw, or fancied I saw, a spasm of astonishment come into the King's face. – The White Shield by Bertram Mitford
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Again I felt the odd spasm of pain. – The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne by William J. Locke