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vertigo

UK
/ˈvɜː.tɪ.ɡəʊ/
US
/ˈvɝː.t̬ɪ.ɡoʊ/

Translations

vertigonoun
vertigoes
pl
She experienced vertigo when she looked down from the top of the skyscraper.
Elle a éprouvé le vertige lorsqu’elle a regardé en bas depuis le sommet du gratte-ciel.
Additional translations
vertigeSens figuré.
Synonyms
dizziness
giddiness
lightheadedness
nausea
faintness
vertigoadjective
UK
/ˈvɜː.tɪ.ɡəʊ/
US
/ˈvɝː.t̬ɪ.ɡoʊ/
Used attributively before another noun to indicate relation to the medical condition vertigo.
antivertigineuxMédecine.
She always carries her vertigo medication when traveling.
Elle emporte toujours son médicament antivertigineux lorsqu’elle voyage.

Definitions

vertigonoun
A sensation of whirling and loss of balance, often associated with looking down from a great height, or caused by disease affecting the inner ear or vestibular nerve.
She experienced vertigo when she looked down from the top of the skyscraper.
A confused, disoriented state of mind.
The constant changes in his life left him in a state of emotional vertigo.
vertigoadjective
Attributive: relating to vertigo; used before another noun to denote a connection with or treatment for the medical condition.
She always carries her vertigo medication when traveling.
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