syncope

Betekenis (Engels)

1. The elision or loss of a sound from the interior of a word, especially of a vowel sound with loss of a syllable.
2. A loss of consciousness when someone faints.
3. A missed beat or off-beat stress in music resulting in syncopation.

Concepten

syncope

bezwijming

flauwvallen

onmacht

plotseling bewustzijnsverlies

Synoniemen

faint

swoon

syncopation

blackout

fainting

unconsciousness

stupor

coma

insensibility

deliquium

fainting fit

trance

stupefaction

retention of body fluids

apsychia

convulsions

fit

heart failure

collapse

tremor

fainting spell

dysregulation

neurohormonal disorders

Met koppelteken als

syn‧co‧pe

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈsɪŋ.kə.pi/

Etymologie (Engels)

Learned borrowing from Late Latin syncopē, from Ancient Greek συγκοπή (sunkopḗ), from συγκόπτω (sunkóptō, “cut up”) + -η (-ē, nominalization suffix), from σύν (sún, “beside, with”) + κόπτω (kóptō, “strike, cut off”).