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záchvat — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bout noun A short period of an activity, especially something difficult like an illness or a fight.
  • conniption noun A fit of anger or panic; conniption fit.
  • giggles noun A spell of uncontrollable light laughter.
  • paroxysm noun A period (especially one of several recurring periods) during the course of an illness when symptoms worsen; a sudden attack of a disease symptom, such as a bout of coughing or a seizure.
  • seizure noun The act of taking something by force or by legal authority.

Senses

záchvat is used for these senses in English:

  • bout A period of something, especially one painful or unpleasant, like an illness.
  • conniption (informal) A fit of anger or panic; conniption fit.
  • giggles (with the) An attack of uncontrolled giggling.
  • paroxysm (countable) Chiefly followed by of: a sudden outburst of violent activity or feeling; also, the most severe part of an activity or incident; the climax.
  • seizure A sudden attack or convulsion, (e.g. an epileptic seizure).

conniption — full definition

  1. noun A fit of anger or panic; conniption fit.
  2. noun A fit of laughing; convulsion.

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