spasm

noun

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There are 2 syllables in the word spasm.

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Definition of spasm:

spasm (noun):: a painful and involuntary muscular contraction.; an involuntary and abnormal muscular contraction; a sudden tightening of the muscles, over which one has no control

Synonyms for spasm:

blepharospasm

charley horse

charley-horse

contraction

convulsion

cramp

crick

graphospasm

kink

muscle spasm

myoclonus

opisthotonos

paroxysm

rick

stitch

symptom

tenesmus

throe

trismus

twitch

twitching

vellication

wrick

writer's cramp

Antonyms for spasm:

calm

calmness

completion

conclusion

continuity

end

ending

finale

finish

happiness

harmony

implosion

obedience

order

peace

peacefulness

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