vertigo
A sensation of whirling and loss of balance, caused by looking down from a great…A sensation of whirling and loss of balance, caused by looking down from a great height or by disease affecting the inner ear.
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Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)A sensation of whirling and loss of balance, caused by looking down from a great height or by disease affecting the inner ear.
Schwindel
головокруже́ниеgolovokružénije
(countable, uncountable)A disordered or imbalanced state of mind or things analogous to physical vertigo; mental giddiness or dizziness.
(countable, uncountable)The act of whirling round and round; rapid rotation.
(countable, uncountable)A snail of the genus Vertigo.
- a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall
Examples
15 sentencesWhen did you start having vertigo?
He suffers from vertigo, he shouldn't climb trees.
He has vertigo, he shouldn't go up trees.
Vertigo generally isn't a good thing.
Vertigo is a feeling of spatial disorientation.
deSchwindel ist ein Gefühl räumlicher Desorientierung.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin vertīgō.Borrowed from Latin vertīgō.
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Forms
plural: vertigos / vertigoesSynonyms
3 synonyms- a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall:dizzinessgiddinesslightheadedness
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable