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Received-Pronunciation:
/ˈsiː.ʒə(ɹ)/
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General-American:
/ˈsi.ʒɚ/
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/ˈsiː.ʒə(ɹ)/
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Australian:
[ˈsɪi.ʒə(ɹ)]
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/ˈsizjʊɚ/
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rhymes with -iːʒə(ɹ)
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S IY1 ZH ER0
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senses related to possession
The act of taking possession, as by force or right of law.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
the seizure of a thief, a property, a throne, etc. The search warrant permitted the seizure of evidence.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: taking
Antonyms: abandonment, release
senses related to possession
The state of being seized or of having been taken.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
The continued seizure of the car is a violation of my rights.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: abandonment
senses related to possession
That which is seized, or taken possession of; a thing laid hold of, or possessed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
The seizure includes various belongings taken from his house and his office.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
senses related to possession
A retention within one's grasp or power; possession; ownership.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
senses related to sensation
A sudden onset of pain or emotion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
He felt the seizure of pain when the heart attack began.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
senses related to sensation
A sudden attack or convulsion; the physical manifestation of the abnormal electrical discharges in the brain characteristic of epilepsy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
Examples
epileptic seizure I haven't had a seizure since I started that medication. Seizures can be caused by exposure to certain poisons or toxins.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
senses related to sensation
An abnormal electrical discharge in the brain, as is typical of epilepsy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, neurology, neuroscience, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To experience an epileptic seizure.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
the taking possession of something by legal process
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: appropriation
Narrower terms: confiscation, arrogation, distress, distraint, impoundment, impounding, internment, poundage, impress, impressment, recapture
the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: capture, gaining control
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: acquiring, getting
Narrower terms: usurpation, apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custody, conquest, conquering, subjection, subjugation, enslavement
the act of taking of a person by force
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: capture
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: felony
Narrower terms: abduction, kidnapping, snatch
a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he suffered an epileptic seizure
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ictus, raptus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: attack
Narrower terms: convulsion, focal seizure, raptus hemorrhagicus, absence, absence seizure
Across languages
Translations
128 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian :
բռնագրավում
(bṙnagravum)
— act of taking possession, as by force or right of law
Armenian :
բռնազավթում
(bṙnazavtʻum)
— act of taking possession, as by force or right of law
Azerbaijani :
zəbt
— act of taking possession, as by force or right of law
Azerbaijani :
müsadirə
— act of taking possession, as by force or right of law
Bulgarian :
конфискация
(konfiskacija)
— act of taking possession, as by force or right of law
Catalan :
apropiació
— act of taking possession, as by force or right of law
Chinese Mandarin :
奪取 /夺取
(duóqǔ)
— act of taking possession, as by force or right of law
Chinese Mandarin :
佔用 /占用
(zhànyòng)
— act of taking possession, as by force or right of law
Chinese Mandarin :
沒收 /没收
(mòshōu)
— act of taking possession, as by force or right of law
Danish :
beslaglæggelse
— act of taking possession, as by force or right of law
Finnish :
pidätys
— act of taking possession, as by force or right of law
French :
saisie
— act of taking possession, as by force or right of law
Georgian :
კონფისკაცია
(ḳonpisḳacia)
— act of taking possession, as by force or right of law
Georgian :
ჩამორთმევა
(čamortmeva)
— act of taking possession, as by force or right of law
Georgian :
დაყადაღება
(daq̇adaɣeba)
— act of taking possession, as by force or right of law
Georgian :
მიტაცება
(miṭaceba)
— act of taking possession, as by force or right of law
Georgian :
ხელში ჩაგდება
(xelši čagdeba)
— act of taking possession, as by force or right of law
Georgian :
ამოღება
(amoɣeba)
— act of taking possession, as by force or right of law
German :
Beschlagnahme
— act of taking possession, as by force or right of law
Ancient Greek :
ἁρπαγή
(harpagḗ)
— act of taking possession, as by force or right of law
Hindi :
अधिग्रहण
(adhigrahaṇ)
— act of taking possession, as by force or right of law
Hungarian :
lefoglalás
— act of taking possession, as by force or right of law
Hungarian :
elkobzás
— act of taking possession, as by force or right of law
Hungarian :
zár alá vétel
— act of taking possession, as by force or right of law
Hungarian :
birtokba vétel
— act of taking possession, as by force or right of law
Hungarian :
zárolás
— act of taking possession, as by force or right of law
Hungarian :
megragadás
— act of taking possession, as by force or right of law
Hungarian :
megmarkolás
— act of taking possession, as by force or right of law
Hungarian :
elvétel
— act of taking possession, as by force or right of law
Hungarian :
elfoglalás
— act of taking possession, as by force or right of law
Hungarian :
bevétel
— act of taking possession, as by force or right of law
Indonesian :
penyitaan
— act of taking possession, as by force or right of law
Irish :
glacadh
— act of taking possession, as by force or right of law
Irish :
urghabháil
— act of taking possession, as by force or right of law
Irish :
gabháil
— act of taking possession, as by force or right of law
Irish :
forghabháil
— act of taking possession, as by force or right of law
Japanese :
奪取
(dasshu)
— act of taking possession, as by force or right of law
Norwegian :
inndragning
— act of taking possession, as by force or right of law
Persian :
مصادره
(mosâdere)
— act of taking possession, as by force or right of law
Portuguese :
apreensão
— act of taking possession, as by force or right of law
Portuguese :
apropriação
— act of taking possession, as by force or right of law
Romanian :
confiscare
— act of taking possession, as by force or right of law
Russian :
захва́т
(zaxvát)
— act of taking possession, as by force or right of law
Russian :
взя́тие си́лой
(vzjátije síloj)
— act of taking possession, as by force or right of law
Russian :
взя́тие
(vzjátije)
— act of taking possession, as by force or right of law
Scottish Gaelic :
glacadh
— act of taking possession, as by force or right of law
Spanish :
incautación
— act of taking possession, as by force or right of law
Spanish :
decomiso
— act of taking possession, as by force or right of law
Spanish :
comiso
— act of taking possession, as by force or right of law
Spanish :
peindra
— act of taking possession, as by force or right of law
Tagalog :
pagsamsam
— act of taking possession, as by force or right of law
Turkish :
ele geçirme
— act of taking possession, as by force or right of law
Turkish :
gasp
— act of taking possession, as by force or right of law
Azerbaijani :
tutma
— sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion
Azerbaijani :
qıcolma
— sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion
Bulgarian :
припадък
(pripadǎk)
— sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion
Catalan :
atac
— sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion
Chinese Mandarin :
發作 /发作
(fāzuò)
— sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion
Czech :
záchvat
— sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion
Danish :
anfald
— sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion
Finnish :
kohtaus
— sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion
French :
attaque
— sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion
French :
crise
— sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion
Georgian :
მწვავე შეტევა
(mc̣vave šeṭeva)
— sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion
Georgian :
უეცარი შეტევა
(uecari šeṭeva)
— sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion
Georgian :
შეტევა
(šeṭeva)
— sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion
German :
Anfall
— sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion
Hebrew :
הֶתְקֵף
(hetqéf)
— sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion
Hindi :
दौरा
(daurā)
— sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion
Hungarian :
roham
— sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion
Icelandic :
krampaflog
— sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion
Icelandic :
flog
— sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion
Indonesian :
kejang-kejang
— sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion
Indonesian :
kejang
— sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion
Irish :
gabhlán
— sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion
Irish :
taom
— sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion
Italian :
convulsioni
— sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion
Japanese :
発作
(hossa)
— sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion
Japanese :
発病
(hatsubyō)
— sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion
Japanese :
急病
(kyūbyō)
— sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion
Khmer :
ប្រឆ្ងិត
(prɑcŋət)
— sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion
Khmer :
ស្កន្ទ
(skɑn)
— sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion
Khmer :
អបមារ
(a’pa’maa)
— sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion
Khmer :
អបមារ
(ɑɑp mie)
— sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion
Central Kurdish :
خوو
(xû)
— sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion
Lithuanian :
priepuolis
— sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion
Macedonian :
конвулзија
(konvulzija)
— sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion
Māori :
hukihuki
— sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion
Māori :
hūkeke
— sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion
Navajo :
iichʼąh
— sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion
Navajo :
ashchʼąh
— sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion
Norwegian :
krampe
— sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion
Norwegian Bokmål :
anfall
— sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion
Norwegian Nynorsk :
anfall
— sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion
Persian :
تشنج
(tašanoj)
— sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion
Plautdietsch :
Aunfaul
— sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion
Polish :
napad
— sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion
Portuguese :
convulsão
— sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion
Russian :
припа́док
(pripádok)
— sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion
Russian :
при́ступ
(prístup)
— sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion
Serbo-Croatian :
konvulzije
— sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion
Serbo-Croatian :
konvulzivna ataka
— sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion
Serbo-Croatian :
konvulzivni napad
— sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion
Spanish :
unas convulsiones (epilépticas)
— sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion
Spanish :
unos espasmos (epilépticos)
— sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion
Spanish :
ataque convulsivo/convulso/epiléptico
— sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion
Spanish :
chiripiorca
— sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion
Spanish :
chiripiolca
— sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion
Swahili :
kifafa
— sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion
Swedish :
anfall
— sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion
Turkish :
kriz
— sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion
Turkish :
nöbet
— sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion
Urdu :
دورہ
(daurā)
— sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion
Vietnamese :
cơn động kinh
— sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion
Vietnamese :
giật kinh phong
— sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion
Danish :
anfald
— sudden onset of pain or emotion
Finnish :
kohtaus
— sudden onset of pain or emotion
French :
attaque
— sudden onset of pain or emotion
German :
Anfall
— sudden onset of pain or emotion
Hungarian :
roham
— sudden onset of pain or emotion
Irish :
taom
— sudden onset of pain or emotion
Norwegian Bokmål :
smerteanfall
— sudden onset of pain or emotion
Norwegian Nynorsk :
smerteåtak
— sudden onset of pain or emotion
Plautdietsch :
Aunfaul
— sudden onset of pain or emotion
Portuguese :
ataque
— sudden onset of pain or emotion
Russian :
при́ступ
(prístup)
— sudden onset of pain or emotion
Turkish :
kriz
— sudden onset of pain or emotion
Hungarian :
elkobzott holmi/áru/tárgy/dolog
— that which is seized, or taken possession of; a thing laid hold of, or possessed