swoon

swoon  (swn)

intr.v. swooned, swoon·ing, swoons

1. To faint.

2. To be overwhelmed by ecstatic joy.

n.

1. A fainting spell; syncope. See Synonyms at blackout.

2. A state of ecstasy or rapture.

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[Middle English swounen, probably from iswowen, in a swoon, from Old English geswgen, past participle of *swgan, to suffocate.]

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swoon

Verb

1. Literary to faint because of shock or strong emotion

2. to be deeply affected by passion for (someone): you've swooned over a string of rotten men

Noun

Literary a faint [Old English geswōgen insensible]

swooning adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	swoon - a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain deliquium, faint, syncope loss of consciousness - the occurrence of a loss of the ability to perceive and respond
Verb	1.	swoon - pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain faint, pass out, conk zonk out, pass out, black out - lose consciousness due to a sudden trauma, for example

Translations

swoon [swuːn] vi → desmayarse

swoon [swuːn] vi → se pâmer

swoon [swuːn] vi → beinahe ohnmächtig werden

n → Ohnmacht f

swoon [swuːn] vi → svenire

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swoon

v swoon [swuːn]

(an old word for) to faint. flou word يُغْمى عَلَيْهِ припадам omdlít besvime in Ohnmacht fallen λιποθυμώ (αρχ.) desmayarse minestama غش كردن pyörtyä s'évanouir לְהִתעַלֵף बेहोश हो जाना onesvijestiti se elájul pingsan falla í yfirlið svenire 気絶する 기절하다 apalpti []ģībt pengsan bezwijmen besvime, dåne mdleć desmaiar a leşina падать в обморок omdlieť omedleti onesvestiti se svimma, dåna เป็นลม bayılmak 昏倒 зомлівати, непритомніти بے ہوش ہو جانا ngất đi, bất tỉnh 昏倒

n

a fainting fit. floute إغْماء припадък mdloba besvimelsesanfald die Ohnmacht λιποθυμία desmayo minestus ضعف pyörtymiskohtaus évanouissement הִתעַלפוּת मूर्च्छा, बेहोशी nesvjestica, nesvijest ájulás serangan pingsan yfirlið svenimento 気絶 졸도, 실신 nualpimas ģībšana; ģībiens pengsan flauwte besvimelse omdlenie desmaio leşin обморок mdloba omedlevica nesvestica svimning การเป็นลม bayılma, baygınlık 昏厥 непритомність بے ہوشی کا دورہ sự ngất đi, sự bất tỉnh 昏厥