ver·ti·go

(vûr′tĭ-gō′)

n. pl. ver·ti·goes or ver·ti·gos

a. The sensation of dizziness.

b. An instance of such a sensation.

2. A confused, disoriented state of mind.

[Middle English, from Latin vertīgō, from vertere, to turn; see wer- in Indo-European roots.]

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vertigo

(ˈvɜːtɪˌɡəʊ)

n, pl vertigoes or vertigines (vɜːˈtɪdʒɪˌniːz)

(Pathology) pathol a sensation of dizziness or abnormal motion resulting from a disorder of the sense of balance

[C16: from Latin: a whirling round, from vertere to turn]

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ver•ti•go

(ˈvɜr tɪˌgoʊ)

n., pl. ver•ti•goes, ver•tig•i•nes (vərˈtɪdʒ əˌniz)

1. a disordered condition in which one feels oneself or one's surroundings whirling about.

2. the dizzying sensation caused by this.

3. a disease marked by vertigo.

[1520–30; < Latin vertīgō whirling movement, dizziness =vert(ere) to turn (see verse) + -īgō n. suffix]

vertigo

Dizziness and lightheadedness, often caused by an infection of the inner ear that damages the organs of balance.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

vertigo - a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall

dizziness, lightheadedness, giddiness

symptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease

vertigo

noun dizziness, giddiness, light-headedness, fear of heights, loss of balance, acrophobia, loss of equilibrium, swimming of the head He had a dreadful attack of vertigo at the top of the tower.

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vertigo

noun

A sensation of whirling or falling:

dizziness, giddiness, lightheadedness, vertiginousness, wooziness.

Translations

دُوَاردُوار، دَوْخَه

závrať

svimmelhed

Schwindel

ίλιγγος

vértigo mareo

huimaus

vertige défaillance faiblesselabyrinthite

strah od visine

svimi

vertigine

めまい

현기증

aukščio baimė

bailes no augstumareibonis

höjdskräck

อาการเวียนศีรษะทำให้ทรงตัวลำบาก

yükseklik baş dönmesiyükseklik korkusu

sự chóng mặt

眩晕

vertigo

[ˈvɜːtɪgəʊ] N (vertigoes, vertigines (pl)) [vɜːˈtɪdʒɪniːz] → vértigo m

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vertigo

[ˈvɜː^rtɪgəʊ] n → vertige m
to get vertigo → être sujet(te) au vertige
I get vertigo → Je suis sujet au vertige.
to suffer from vertigo → avoir le vertige

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vertigo

n → Schwindel m; (Med) → Gleichgewichtsstörung f; he suffers from vertigo → ihm wird leicht schwindlig; (Med) → er leidet an Gleichgewichtsstörungen pl

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vertigo

[ˈvɜːtɪgəʊ] n → vertigine f
to suffer from vertigo → soffrire di vertigini

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

vertigo

(ˈvəːtigəu) noun

dizziness, especially as brought on by fear of heights. Keep her back from the edge of the cliff – she suffers from vertigo.

vertigo

→ دُوَار závrať svimmelhed Schwindel ίλιγγος vértigo huimaus vertige strah od visine vertigine めまい 현기증 duizeligheid vertigo zawroty głowy vertigem головокружение höjdskräck อาการเวียนศีรษะทำให้ทรงตัวลำบาก yükseklik korkusu sự chóng mặt 眩晕

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

ver·ti·go

n. vértigo, sensación de rotación en la que se cree que uno gira alrededor del mundo exterior o que éste gira alrededor de uno;

labyrinthine ___ → ___ laberíntico.

I suffer from vertigo → Trpím závratěmi → Jeg lider af svimmelhed → Ich leide an Schwindelgefühl → Υποφέρω από ίλιγγο → Padezco vértigos → Minua huimaa → J'ai le vertige → Bojim se visina → Soffro di vertigini → 私はめまいがします → 현기증이 있어요 → Ik heb last van duizeligheid → Jeg lider av svimmelhet → Cierpię na zawroty głowy → Eu sofro de vertigem → Jag har höjdskräck → ฉันเวียนหัว → Yükseklik korkum var → Tôi bị chóng mặt → 我头晕

vertigo

n vértigo

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