syncope

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

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

Hyphenated as

syn‧co‧pe

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsɪŋ.kə.pi/

Etymology

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”).