vertigo
/ˈvɝtɪɡoʊ/ noun C1- A sensation of whirling and loss of balance, caused by looking down from a great height or by disease affecting the inner ear.
- A disordered or imbalanced state of mind or things analogous to physical vertigo; mental giddiness or dizziness.
- The act of whirling round and round; rapid rotation.
- A snail of the genus Vertigo.
Plural vertigos
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Edmond was seized with vertigo; he cocked his gun and laid it beside him.
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