Vertigo

Word VERTIGO
Character 7
Hyphenation ver ti go
Pronunciations /ˈvɜːtɪɡəʊ/

Definitions and meanings of "Vertigo"

What do we mean by vertigo?

The sensation of dizziness. noun

An instance of such a sensation. noun

A confused, disoriented state of mind. noun

Dizziness; giddiness; a condition in which the individual or the objects around him appear to be whirling about. noun

capitalized NL. In conchology, a genus of pulmonates, typical of the family Vertiginidæ. noun

Dizziness or swimming of the head; an affection of the head in which objects, though stationary, appear to move in various directions, and the person affected finds it difficult to maintain an erect posture; giddiness. noun

Any one of numerous species of small land snails belonging to the genus Vertigo, having an elongated or conical spiral shell and usually teeth in the aperture. noun

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

A disordered or imbalanced state of mind or things analogous to physical vertigo; mental giddiness or dizziness. noun

The act of whirling round and round; rapid rotation. noun

A reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall noun

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.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Vertigo

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The word "vertigo" in example sentences

Further, my vertigo is at a point where the highs and the lows are varying a lot. ❋ Oursin (2009)

Loss of feeling usually again in one side of the body, loss of vision, again usually one part of your field of view or sometimes one eye, loss of balance sometimes and giddiness or what we call vertigo can also be a sign of stroke.

I am still sick, and my vertigo is still travel-whomped, so my big NYE plans involve a desperate hope for hot and sour soup, on the theory that it is good for congestion and will be strongly flavored enough to help cut through the vertigo-plus-cold appetite woes. markgritter is also sick. ❋ Markgritter (2009)

It really sucks that the vertigo is still a problem. ❋ Mrissa (2010)

I don't know how much or how long the increased vertigo is going to interfere with the rest of the season's plans. ❋ Truepenny (2009)

One of the things I have worried about with this stupid vertigo is that someone I care about will interpret my behavior as not caring about them when it's really that I can't do something because of the vertigo, or else that the price of doing that thing would be so immensely high as to be not really worth it. ❋ Mrissa (2010)

A couple days ago a friend asked a question that seemed like it might have more broad application than just the social situation he was mentioning, so I thought I would put it and my answer here: what he wanted to know was whether I am okay accepting help from people outside my immediate family in order to be able to do stuff while the stupid vertigo is still around. ❋ Mrissa (2010)

And it's not like the vertigo is something you actively chose specifically so you could get on people's nerves, for chrissakes. ❋ Mrissa (2010)

Because if I think of the two in ratios, in comparisons, then in some sense the vertigo is canceling out part of the niece time. ❋ Truepenny (2009)

My grandma is bringing my grandpa's walking stick over for me, because we have reached the point in vertigo treatment where my current treatment will in no way get messed up if I use a cane. ❋ Kalmn (2010)

Being unable to do something due to the vertigo is not the same as not wanting to do something. ❋ Mrissa (2010)

Among the results of the vertigo is that I can't read while riding the stationary bike any more. ❋ Unknown (2008)

And lying down with the vertigo is not a long-term option more than once a day (from about 10: 30 p.m. to about 6: 00 a.m.), so here we are with pillows and ... stuff. ❋ Unknown (2008)

One of the odd things about being mired in vertigo and PT for this long is that my sense of time is off. ❋ Markgritter (2008)

The thing about going up the stairs on all fours with the stupid vertigo is that it gets a lot more tempting to lie down and have a nap in the middle of them, since I'm already so much closer to the floor anyway. ❋ Unknown (2008)

What better time to write fiction about someone dealing with an unplanned pregnancy than when the vertigo is making me nauseated and anxious all day long? ❋ Unknown (2008)

I think one of the things that's been socially hardest with the vertigo is that I feel like it's very hard for me to propose social interactions where the other person does all the work ( "will you drive down here and get me, but I can't cook or bake or anything," basically), and that's wound up with less one-on-one time than I really prefer. ❋ Matastas (2008)

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