noun
Spasm
paroxysm, seizure, attack; see fit 1.
Disturbance
turbulence, agitation, commotion, upheaval; see disturbance 2, outbreak 1.
See convulsion in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
The condition of being physically agitated:
A momentous or sweeping change:
A condition of anguished struggle and disorder:
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