Seizure — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease

the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈiːʒɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈiːʒə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈiːʒə/

2 syllables Say it as /sˈiːʒɚ/.

Examples

he suffered an epileptic seizure

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

raptus ictus capture gaining control

Parts of Speech

noun	a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease “he suffered an epileptic seizure”
noun	the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
noun	the act of taking of a person by force
noun	the taking possession of something by legal process

Word Forms

ictal	adjective	of or relating to a seizure or convulsion
capture	verb	take possession of by force, as after an invasion
seize	verb	take possession of by force, as after an invasion

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Beschlagnahme

ein plötzliches Auftreten (oder Wiederauftreten) einer Krankheit

🇫🇷French

crise d'épilepsie

une apparition soudaine (ou une récidive) d'une maladie

🇪🇸Spanish

convulsión

una aparición repentina (o recurrencia) de una enfermedad

🇮🇹Italian

confisca

un’improvvisa comparsa (o recidiva) di una malattia

🇳🇱Dutch

hartinfarct

een plotseling optreden (of herhaling) van een ziekte

🇵🇹Portuguese

convulsão

uma ocorrência repentina (ou recorrência) de uma doença

🇷🇺Russian

захват

внезапное возникновение (или рецидив) заболевания

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जब्ती

किसी रोग की अचानक घटना (या पुनरावृत्ति)।

🇧🇩Bengali

খিঁচুনি

একটি রোগের আকস্মিক ঘটনা (বা পুনরাবৃত্তি)

🇮🇳Tamil

வலிப்பு

ஒரு நோயின் திடீர் நிகழ்வு (அல்லது மீண்டும்)

🇮🇳Telugu

నిర్భందించటం

ఒక వ్యాధి యొక్క ఆకస్మిక సంఘటన (లేదా పునరావృతం).

🇮🇳Marathi

जप्ती

रोगाची अचानक घटना (किंवा पुनरावृत्ती)

🇮🇳Gujarati

જપ્તી

રોગની અચાનક ઘટના (અથવા પુનરાવૃત્તિ).

🇮🇳Kannada

ರೋಗಗ್ರಸ್ತವಾಗುವಿಕೆ

ರೋಗದ ಹಠಾತ್ ಸಂಭವಿಸುವಿಕೆ (ಅಥವಾ ಮರುಕಳಿಸುವಿಕೆ).

🇮🇳Malayalam

പിടിച്ചെടുക്കൽ

ഒരു രോഗത്തിൻ്റെ പെട്ടെന്നുള്ള സംഭവം (അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ആവർത്തനം).

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦੌਰਾ

ਇੱਕ ਬਿਮਾਰੀ ਦੀ ਅਚਾਨਕ ਮੌਜੂਦਗੀ (ਜਾਂ ਦੁਹਰਾਓ)

🇵🇰Urdu

دورہ

کسی بیماری کا اچانک واقع ہونا (یا تکرار)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

发作

疾病突然发生（或复发）

🇯🇵Japanese

発作

病気の突然の発生（または再発）

🇰🇷Korean

발작

질병의 갑작스런 발생(또는 재발)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

co giật

sự xuất hiện đột ngột (hoặc tái phát) của một căn bệnh

🇹🇭Thai

การจับกุม

การเกิดขึ้นอย่างกะทันหัน (หรือการกลับเป็นซ้ำ) ของโรค

🇮🇩Indonesian

kejang

kejadian tiba-tiba (atau kambuhnya) suatu penyakit

🇵🇭Filipino

kombulsyon

isang biglaang paglitaw (o pag-ulit) ng isang sakit

🇲🇾Malay

sawan

kejadian (atau berulang) penyakit secara tiba-tiba

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

اِنتِزاع

حدوث مفاجئ (أو تكرار) للمرض

🇮🇷Persian

تشنج

وقوع (یا عود) ناگهانی یک بیماری

🇹🇷Turkish

nöbet

bir hastalığın aniden ortaya çıkması (veya tekrarlaması)

🇮🇱Hebrew

תְפִיסָה

התרחשות פתאומית (או הישנות) של מחלה

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The primary meaning of 'seizure' is 'a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease'.

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