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?

  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.

  5. Vertigo is a feeling of spatial disorientation.

    deSchwindel ist ein Gefühl räumlicher Desorientierung. — al_ex_an_der

Translations

7 languages
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sensation of whirling and loss of balance:
Deutsch
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sensation of whirling and loss of balance:

Origin

Borrowed from Latin vertīgō.

Borrowed from Latin vertīgō.

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Forms

plural: vertigos / vertigoes
Singularvertigo
Pluralvertigos / vertigoes

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Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words

See also

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