vertigo

Meaning

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.
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.

Synonyms

giddiness

dizziness

lightheadedness

weakness

dizzy

💫

giddy

staggers

faintness

nausea

swim

🏊

swirl

tizzy

vortex

whirl

dizzy spell

fear of heights

feel dizzy

loss of equilibrium

epilepsy

acupoint. indications: headache

confusion

head rush

cowardice

disoriented

empty-headed

failure

frailty

funk

light-headedness

sickness

Translations

vertige

vertigine

Schwindel

vértigo

duizeligheid

duizeling

vertigem

draaierigheid

mareo

capogiro

défaillance

ζάλη

Vertigo

ίλιγγος

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvɜːtɪɡəʊ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vertīgō.