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Synonyms for vertigo

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A sensation of whirling and loss of balance, caused by looking down from a great height or by disease affecting the inner ear.

Related words

Word family
vertiginous

Forms

Plural
vertigos → dizzinesses, giddinesses, swimmings…

Example sentences

  • dizziness Many conditions are associated with dizziness.
  • giddiness The prospect of a first date fills Mary with giddiness.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
vertigorising
dizzinessrising
giddinessrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

8 letters
swimming2
9 letters
dizziness3, giddiness

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (swimming2 = 2 syllables).