vertigo

ˈvɜːtɪɡoʊ

Definition

Definition of vertigo - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

figurativeconfused, disoriented state of mind

His sudden fame threw him into a state of vertigo..

confusion

disorientation

dizziness

medicalsensation of spinning or dizziness

She felt a sudden vertigo when standing up too quickly..

dizziness

lightheadedness

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vertigo effect

visual technique creating disorientation by zooming and dollying simultaneously

The director used the vertigo effect to show her confusion.

Origin of vertigo

Latin, vertigo (dizziness)

Terms with vertigo included in their meaning

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dizzy

adj.

inducing vertigo

causing a spinning sensation

someone's head is whirling

exp.

medical

experiencing dizziness or vertigo

labyrinthitis

illness

inflammation of the inner ear, often causing vertigo and vomiting

Ménière's syndrome

medical

chronic inner ear disorder causing vertigo and hearing loss

BPP

abbr.

abr: Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo

short episodes of dizziness from head movements

BPPV

acr.

acr: benign paroxysmal positional vertigo

condition causing dizziness with head movements

Ménière's disease

medical

chronic inner ear disorder causing vertigo and hearing loss

staggers

medical

form of vertigo linked to decompression sickness

Examples of vertigo in a sentence

She felt a sense of vertigo after the unexpected news.
The roller coaster gave him vertigo.
Vertigo can be a symptom of an inner ear problem.

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French:vertige, ...
German:Verwirrung, Schwindel, ...
Italian:vertigine, giramento di testa, ...
Spanish:vértigo, mareo, ...
Portuguese:vertigem, tontura, ...
Chinese:迷茫, 眩晕, ...
Japanese:めまい, 眩暈, ...
Arabic:دُوَار, دُوار, ...
Hebrew:סַחַרְחוֹרֶת, וֶרְטִיגוֹ, ...
Russian:головокружение, ...
Ukrainian:запаморочення, вертиго, ...
Hindi:भ्रम, चक्कर आना, ...
Bengali:বিভ্রান্তি, ভারসাম্যহীনতা, ...
Catalan:vertigen, mareig, ...
Czech:závrať, vertigo, ...
Danish:forvirring, svimmelhed, ...
Dutch:verwarring, duizeligheid, ...
Greek:ίλιγγος, ζάλη, ...
Hungarian:szédület, szédülés, ...
Khmer:ភាពវង្វេងស្មារតី, វិលមុខ, ...
Korean:혼란, 현기증, ...
Persian:سرگشتگی, سرگیجه, ...
Polish:dezorientacja, zawroty głowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):vertigem, tontura, ...
Romanian:confuzie, amețeală, ...
Swedish:förvirring, yrsel, ...
Thai:ภาวะสับสน, อาการเวียนศีรษะ, ...
Turkish:şaşkınlık, baş dönmesi, ...
Vietnamese:sự mất phương hướng, chóng mặt, ...

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