vertigo

Meanings

• noun

  A sensation of spinning or whirling, often accompanied by nausea and dizziness.

  - "He experienced vertigo after getting off the merry-go-round."
  - "The vertigo caused by the roller coaster lasted only a few minutes."

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Synonyms

dizziness , giddiness

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with vertigo
heroes , zeroes , heroines

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Variants

List of all variants of vertigo that leads to same result
vertigines , vertigo , vertigoes , vertigos , benign paroxysmal positional vertigo , benign positional vertigo

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Etymology

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From the Latin word 'vertigo', meaning 'whirl' or 'turn around'.

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Trivia

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1. Vertigo is the name of a 1958 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

2. The fear of vertigo is called 'acrophobia'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Meniere's disease: A condition that causes vertigo, tinnitus, and hearing loss.

2. Motion sickness: A condition that causes vertigo and other symptoms when traveling by sea, air, or land.

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Culture

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Vertigo has been a common theme in literature and art, often used to depict feelings of fear, disorientation, or instability. In art, vertigo is often depicted through the use of spirals or vortexes. In literature, it is a common motif in horror and suspense genres.

How to Memorize "vertigo"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the sensation of spinning or whirling, imagining yourself in a room that is spinning around you.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'vertigo' with feelings of dizziness and disorientation.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Vertigo: Very Rotten Inside, Goes Over' to remember the definition.

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