Meaning

4 senses
  1. (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

  2. (countable, uncountable)A disordered or imbalanced state of mind or things analogous to physical vertigo; mental giddiness or dizziness.

  3. (countable, uncountable)The act of whirling round and round; rapid rotation.

  4. (countable, uncountable)A snail of the genus Vertigo.

More definitions
  • a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall

Examples

15 sentences
  1. When did you start having vertigo?

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  2. He suffers from vertigo, he shouldn't climb trees.

  3. He has vertigo, he shouldn't go up trees.

  4. Vertigo generally isn't a good thing.

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  5. Vertigo is a feeling of spatial disorientation.

    deSchwindel ist ein Gefühl räumlicher Desorientierung. — al_ex_an_der

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Translations

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Origin

Borrowed from Latin vertīgō.

Borrowed from Latin vertīgō.

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Forms

plural: vertigos / vertigoes
Singularvertigo
Pluralvertigos / vertigoes

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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