Meaning of Spasm | Babel Free
ˈspæz.m̩Definitions
Equivalents
Examples
“Jessica went into spasms after eating a peanut.”
“He would use⟳ the simplest, plainest language, he said to himself over and over again; but it is not always easy to use⟳ simple, plain language,—by no means so easy as to mount⟳ on stilts, and to march⟳ along with sesquipedalian words, with pathos, spasms, and notes of interjection.”
“Both Spear & Davis were indicted in the witchhunt surrounding the sensational (if nonexistent) "Revere sex ring⟳." Both men have⟳ said they have⟳ been police targets since at least 1975, following the anti-gay spasm which ensued after Dick Bavely's suicide.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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