seizure
/ˈsiːʒər/
noun
- A sudden attack of illness, especially a convulsion or fit caused by abnormal electrical activity in the brain.
- The patient had a seizure and was rushed to the hospital.
- The doctor explained that a high fever can sometimes trigger a seizure in young children.
- Some people with epilepsy can control their seizures with medication.
- The act of taking something by force or legal authority, such as property, drugs, or documents.
- The bank ordered the seizure of the house after the owner failed to pay the mortgage.
- Customs officers announced the seizure of counterfeit goods worth over a million dollars.
- The police made a large seizure of illegal drugs at the airport.
- A sudden and overwhelming experience of a strong emotion or feeling.
- She experienced a seizure of grief at the funeral.
- He felt a sudden seizure of fear when he heard the strange noise.
- A seizure of laughter swept through the audience during the comedian's joke.
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