vertigo

Plural: vertigines, vertigoes, vertigos

Noun

• A sensation of spinning or whirling, causing dizziness.
• a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall
• 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.

Examples

• The sheer number of bingos his opponent played gave him a severe case of vertigo.

Synonyms

dizziness, giddiness, lightheadedness