Word: Seizure
How to pronounce: ˈsiːʒə
Noun
Definitions:
1. The action of capturing someone or something using force.
Example sentences: "The seizure of the Assembly building"
2. A sudden attack of illness, especially a stroke or an epileptic fit.
Example sentences: "The patient had a seizure"
Synonyms:
confiscation
forfeiture
impressment
withdrawal
expropriation
appropriation
cramp
spasm
epileptic
convulsion
hijacking
takeover
entrapment
usurpation
siege
attack
bout
spell
fit
impoundment
requisitioning
detention
arrest
arresting
paroxysm
spasms
apoplectic stroke
capture
Derivations:
seized
seizing
seize
Seizure in Other Languages...
Spanish: Convulsiones
German: Anfall
French: Saisie
Italian: Sequestro
Turkish: Nöbet
