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My son was autistic, and he suffered from seizure disorder every 5 to 10 days. He would suffer a seizure that would last 45 seconds to a minute and sleep for 12 hours.
John Travolta

Meaning of "seizure" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SEIZURE

seizure  [ˈsiːʒə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SEIZURE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Seizure is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SEIZURE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

seizure

Epileptic seizure

Epileptic seizures are brief episodes of "abnormal excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain". The outward effect can vary from uncontrolled jerking movement to as subtle as a momentary loss of awareness. The syndrome of recurrent, unprovoked seizures is termed epilepsy, but seizures can also occur in people who do not have epilepsy. Additionally, there are a number of conditions that look like seizures but are not. After a first seizure, treatment is generally not needed unless specific problems are found on either electroencephalogram or imaging of the brain. About 5–10% of all people will have an unprovoked seizure by the age of 80 and the chance of experiencing a second seizure is between 40% and 50%. Epilepsy affects about 1% of the population currently and affects about 4% of the population at some point in time. Most of those affected- nearly 80%- live in developing countries.

Definition of seizure in the English dictionary

The definition of seizure in the dictionary is the act or an instance of seizing or the state of being seized. Other definition of seizure is a sudden manifestation or recurrence of a disease, such as an epileptic convulsion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SEIZURE


antiseizure
ˌæntɪˈsiːʒə
arbitrager
ˈɑːbɪˌtrɑːʒə
Austronesia
ˌɒstrəʊˈniːʒə
nemesia
nɪˈmiːʒə
parrhesia
pəˈriːʒə
Polynesia
ˌpɒlɪˈniːʒə
reseizure
riːˈsiːʒə
seasure
ˈsiːʒə
seisure
ˈsiːʒə
seysure
ˈsiːʒə
subseizure
sʌbˈsiːʒə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SEIZURE

seismology
seismometer
seismometric
seismometrical
seismometry
seismonastic
seismonasty
seismoscope
seismoscopic
seisor
seisure
seiten
seity
seizable
seize
seizer
seizin
seizing
seizor
sejant

WORDS THAT END LIKE SEIZURE

adventure
agriculture
architecture
azure
be sure
capture
culture
ensure
exposure
failure
feature
figure
for good measure
for the foreseeable future
furniture
future
in the foreseeable future
in the picture
leisure
to be sure

Synonyms and antonyms of seizure in the English dictionary of synonyms

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SYNONYMS OF «SEIZURE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «seizure» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of seizure

Translation of «seizure» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SEIZURE

Find out the translation of seizure to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of seizure from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «seizure» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

发作
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ataque
570 millions of speakers

English

seizure
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जब्ती
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نَوْبَةٌ مَرَضِيَّة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

приступ
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ataque repentino
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পাকড়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

attaque
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rampasan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Anfall
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

発作
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

발작
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Penyitaan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cơn co giật
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பறிமுதல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जप्ती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

haciz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

attacco
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

atak
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

апоплексичний удар
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

atac
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αιφνίδια κρίση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

beslaglegging
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

konfiskering
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

beslag
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of seizure

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SEIZURE»

The term «seizure» is very widely used and occupies the 22.770 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SEIZURE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about seizure

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9 QUOTES WITH «SEIZURE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word seizure.
1
Conrad Black
The argument of socialists, that people really want to share, beyond a reasonable level of charity, is rubbish, though it is espoused by a lot of rich, pious hypocrites who want to share only enough to avoid widespread starvation, mob violence, and government seizure of more of their incomes.
2
Kathleen Hanna
I feel so lucky that I met the love of my life. You know somebody's in it to win it when they're changing your IV bag or you're having a seizure and they're holding you. And helping you to the bathroom. You know that they love you.
3
Kiesza
It's hard to dance to really fast music. All you can do is pump your fist to it, and after a while, you're going to have a seizure.
4
Lance Loud
Scrawling 'I'm gay' in lipstick on your parents' bedroom mirror may demonstrate a personal signature of the highest style, but is not particularly sensitive to their feelings. Upon hearing me utter those words almost twenty years ago, my own mother did what and self-respecting middle-class mom would do: went directly into a seizure.
5
Christine McVie
I was in Tower Records in San Francisco a few weeks ago, buying some cassettes, and a couple of people recognized me and ran up with albums, and I just wanted to cover my face and have a seizure or something. I want people to just go away.
6
Ozzy Osbourne
What is this? It's music to get a brain seizure by.
7
John Travolta
My son was autistic, and he suffered from seizure disorder every 5 to 10 days. He would suffer a seizure that would last 45 seconds to a minute and sleep for 12 hours.
8
Robert Trout
The British seizure of Hongkong was an aspect of one of the most ugly crimes of the British Empire: the takeover and destruction of India, and the use of India to flood China with opium.
9
Hugo Weaving
I didn't get my licence because I wasn't allowed to. But I haven't had a seizure for a long time so I could, theoretically, get my licence. But I'm now just so used to not driving, I'm scared of what I'd do.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SEIZURE»

Discover the use of seizure in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to seizure and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Seizure: A Virals Novel
Lost treasure.
Kathy Reichs, 2011
2
Seizure
A seizure has to be one of the most frightening conditions known to the medical profession, and ever since publication of COMA (basis of an outstanding film) Dr Cook has been scaring us with his visionary insight into the most alarming ...
Robin Cook, 2011
3
Seizure
Writers J. J. Charlesworth, Brian Dillon and Tom Morton reflect on their experiences of the work, and Roger Hiorns discusses his interest in architecture, authorship and crystals in an extensive interview with Artangel Co-Director James ...
Roger Hiorns, 2008
4
Unjust Seizure: Conflict, Interest, and Authority in an ...
The ability to follow specific cases in remarkable detail allows Brown to depict the ways the conquered population reacted to the imposition of a new central authority; how that authority and its institutions were able to function in this ...
Warren Brown, 2001
5
Real World Search & Seizure: A Street Handbook for Law ...
Written by Assistant State's Attorney, Matthew J. Medina, this thorough, easy to understand guide sheds case-saving light on the principles of search and seizure law, from Terry Stops and pat downs to the nuances of 3rd party consent and ...
Matthew Medina, 2006
6
Forfeiting Our Property Rights: Is Your Property Safe from ...
In Forfeiting Our Property Rights, Congressman Henry Hyde of Illinois examines the abuse inherent in civil forfeiture, the law that lets government take property that is merely suspected of having been used in a crime.
Henry J. Hyde, 1995
7
Seizure Prediction in Epilepsy: From Basic Mechanisms to ...
The book covers an extraordinarily broad spectrum, starting from modeling epilepsy in single cells or networks of a few cells to precisely-tailored seizure prediction techniques as applied to human data.
Björn Schelter, Jens Timmer, Andreas Schulze-Bonhage, 2008
8
Seizure: A Novel
Erica Wagner. tion, with uncertainty, with too much knowledge and too little held together in herself, battling. Now the bread and cheese tasted of nothing, and her mouth was very dry, but she made herself eat it, and drink the water in the mug.
Erica Wagner, 2009
9
Search and Seizure
Various essayists discuss issues surrounding the current debate defining just what is or is not unreasonable search and seizure.
Martha Bridegam, 2009
10
Truman and the Steel Seizure Case: The Limits of ...
First published in 1977 (Columbia University Press), and reissued here in paperback with a new foreword by Louis Fisher, this book remains the definitive account of the Steel Seizure incident and its political and legal ramifications.
Maeva Marcus, 1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SEIZURE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term seizure is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Argentine judge orders seizure of Falklands drillers' assets
An Argentine judge ordered the seizure of assets of oil drilling companies operating in the disputed Falklands Islands on Saturday, as rhetoric heats up before ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
2
Joshua Ozersky Drowned After a Seizure, Autopsy Shows
The drowning took place during a seizure, said Frank Shuftan, a spokesman for the medical examiner's office. Mr. Ozersky was 47 and had been taking ... «New York Times, May 15»
3
70 kg of heroin snagged in the Bronx is biggest DEA seizure in New …
A year-long Bronx drug probe delivered a stunning and sobering payoff: The seizure of enough heroin to get every one of the city's 8.4 million residents high. «New York Daily News, May 15»
4
Berlin police make city's largest-ever cocaine seizure
In January 2014, police seized around 140 kilograms of cocaine, also in banana boxes at Aldi branches. At the time, investigators followed a trail back to a drug ... «KTRK-TV, May 15»
5
Christopher Booker Busted in Officer John Adsit Crash for Seizure Lies
Christopher Booker, the man behind the wheel of a vehicle that struck Adsit, said the accident took place as a result of him having a seizure. However, Booker ... «Westword, Mar 15»
6
Verne Troyer says he's fine after seizure
All is well with "Mini Me" Verne Troyer , he says. Troyer is recovering from a seizure suffered at the Heart of Texas Comic Con in Waco on Saturday, but he ... «USA TODAY, Mar 15»
7
Australia Skydiver Survives Midair Seizure, Unconscious Free Fall
A man who survived a seizure while skydiving from 12,000 feet in Australia said he spent 30 seconds unconscious in free fall before his instructor saved him. «NBCNews.com, Mar 15»
8
Groom Has Seizure at Wedding, Bride Marries Guest Instead
When the crucial moment arrived, Kishore unfortunately had an epileptic seizure, and fell to the ground before being rushed to a doctor by his relatives, the ... «People Magazine, Feb 15»
9
RCMP watchdog raps Mounties over High River gun seizures during …
The RCMP watchdog says Mounties improperly took guns from flood-stricken homes in Alberta two years ago — seizures that angered High River residents and ... «CBC.ca, Feb 15»
10
States look to gun-seizure law after mass killings
Connecticut's law allows judges to order guns temporarily seized after police present evidence that people are a danger to themselves or others. A court hearing ... «Washington Post, Jul 14»

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