different between spasm vs tic

English

Etymology

From Middle English spasme, from Old French spasme, from Latin spasmus, from Ancient Greek ??????? (spasmós, “spasm, convulsion”), from ???? (spá?, “to draw out, pull out”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?spæz.?m/

Noun

spasm (plural spasms)

1. A sudden, involuntary contraction of a muscle, a group of muscles, or a hollow organ.
2. A violent, excruciating seizure of pain.
3. A sudden and temporary burst of energy, activity, or emotion.

Related terms

• spastic

Translations

Verb

spasm (third-person singular simple present spasms, present participle spasming, simple past and past participle spasmed)

1. To produce and undergo a spasm.

Translations

Anagrams

• samps, spams

Romanian

Etymology

From French spasme.

Noun

spasm n (plural spasme)

1. spasm

Declension

Swedish

Etymology

From Old French spasme, from Latin spasmus, from Ancient Greek ??????? (spasmós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?spasm/, [?spas?m]

Noun

spasm c

1. spasm

Declension

References

• spasm in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French tic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t?k/
• Rhymes: -?k
• Homophone: tick

Noun

tic (plural tics)

1. A sudden, nonrhythmic motor movement or vocalization.
2. (by extension) Something that is done or produced habitually or characteristically.
3. (abbreviation, informal) ticket

Translations

Verb

tic (third-person singular simple present tics, present participle ticcing, simple past and past participle ticced)

1. (intransitive) To exhibit a tic; to undergo a sudden, semi-voluntary muscle movement.

Translations

See also

• tic on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• CTI, ICT, TCI, cit, cit.

Acholi

Noun

tic

1. work

Italian

Noun

tic m (invariable)

1. tic, twitch

Latvian

Verb

tic

1. 3rd person singular present indicative form of tic?t
2. 3rd person plural present indicative form of tic?t
3. (with the particle lai) 3rd person singular imperative form of tic?t
4. (with the particle lai) 3rd person plural imperative form of tic?t

Spanish

Noun

tic m (plural tics)

1. tic (movement)
2. tick (written mark)
3. tick (sound)

Related terms

• tictac/tic-tac
• tictaquear