Home › Words › S › succussationsuccussation/sʌkəˈseɪʃən/succussation means violent shaking or jolting.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, succussation ranks #9,685 of 42,806 for Qualifying.succussation is pronounced /sʌkəˈseɪʃən/.EtymologyFrom Medieval Latin succussatio, from the past participle stem of Latin succussare, frequentative of succutere, from sub- + quatere (“shake”).nounViolent shaking or jolting.A trot or trotting.e.g.“They rode, but authors having not / Determin'd whether pace or trot, / That is to say, whether tollutation, / As they do term't, or succussation […]” — 1663, Samuel Butler, Hudibras, part 1, canto 1:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.succussive 77% match — Characterized by a shaking motion, especially an up-and-down movement, and not merely tremulous oscillation. vs succussation →conquassation 69% match — shaking; tremor vs succussation →concussion 67% match — A violent collision or shock. vs succussation →sussultatory 67% match — Characterised by up-and-down oscillations of large amplitude, usually with reference to earthquakes. vs succussation →subsultus 66% match — A twitching, or convulsive motion. vs succussation →quassation 66% match — A shaking or agitation. vs succussation →conquassate 65% match — To shake; to agitate. vs succussation →jouncing 63% match — A motion that jounces. vs succussation →