vertigo

[ vur-ti-goh ]

/ ˈvɜr tɪˌgoʊ /

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noun, plural ver·ti·goes, ver·tig·i·nes [ver-tij-uh-neez]. /vərˈtɪdʒ əˌniz/. Pathology.

a dizzying sensation of tilting within stable surroundings or of being in tilting or spinning surroundings.

Origin of vertigo

1520–30; <Latin vertīgō a turning or whirling round, equivalent to vert(ere) to turn (see verse) + -īgō noun suffix

Words nearby vertigo

verticil, verticillaster, verticillate, verticillium wilt, vertiginous, vertigo, vertisol, vertu, Vertumnus, Verulamian, Verulamium

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Example sentences from the Web for vertigo

The vertigo your coastal sophisticate might get from perusing 1791.
Glenn Beck Is Now Selling Hipster Clothes. Really.|Ana Marie Cox|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
To bolster my case I told him we should actually call it Pursuito, like Vertigo or Psycho.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Movie buffs have commented endlessly on the bell-tower sequence in Vertigo.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Hitchcock said that when Vertigo was finished, he took it to New York to screen it for the Paramount executives.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In Vertigo there's a strange cut in the first bell-tower sequence.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Even the stubborn Kennedy began to feel moved, and yet the spectacle thus conjured up before him gave him the vertigo.
Five Weeks in a Balloon|Jules Verne
But it was decreed that the spirit of error and vertigo should ruin us and save the allies.
The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete|Duc de Saint-Simon
Everything had disappeared before me in a vertigo not too disagreeable, I must say.
Parisian Points of View|Ludovic Halvy
Other means of inducing sickness by vertigo, or by nauseous ideas, will be mentioned below.
Zoonomia, Vol. II|Erasmus Darwin
Read continuously, they produced a sort of vertigo, and set her asking herself in despair what on earth she was to do with them?
Night and Day|Virginia Woolf

British Dictionary definitions for vertigo

vertigo

/ (ˈvɜːtɪˌɡəʊ) /

noun plural vertigoes or vertigines (vɜːˈtɪdʒɪˌniːz)

pathol a sensation of dizziness or abnormal motion resulting from a disorder of the sense of balance

Word Origin for vertigo

C16: from Latin: a whirling round, from vertere to turn

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for vertigo

vertigo

[ vûr′tĭ-gō′ ]

n. pl. ver•ti•goes

A sensation of irregular or whirling motion, either of oneself or of external objects, often caused by inner ear disease.

Scientific definitions for vertigo

vertigo

[ vûr′tĭ-gō′ ]

Dizziness characterized by a sensation of whirling motion, either of oneself or of external objects. Vertigo is often caused by damage or disease in the inner ear.

单词	vertigo
释义	vertigo [ vur-ti-goh ] / ˈvɜr tɪˌgoʊ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR vertigo ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural ver·ti·goes, ver·tig·i·nes [ver-tij-uh-neez]. /vərˈtɪdʒ əˌniz/. Pathology. a dizzying sensation of tilting within stable surroundings or of being in tilting or spinning surroundings. Origin of vertigo 1520–30; <Latin vertīgō a turning or whirling round, equivalent to vert(ere) to turn (see verse) + -īgō noun suffix Words nearby vertigo verticil, verticillaster, verticillate, verticillium wilt, vertiginous, vertigo, vertisol, vertu, Vertumnus, Verulamian, Verulamium Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for vertigo The vertigo your coastal sophisticate might get from perusing 1791. Glenn Beck Is Now Selling Hipster Clothes. Really.\|Ana Marie Cox\|December 20, 2014\|DAILY BEAST To bolster my case I told him we should actually call it Pursuito, like Vertigo or Psycho. Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days\|David Freeman\|December 13, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Movie buffs have commented endlessly on the bell-tower sequence in Vertigo. Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days\|David Freeman\|December 13, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Hitchcock said that when Vertigo was finished, he took it to New York to screen it for the Paramount executives. Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days\|David Freeman\|December 13, 2014\|DAILY BEAST In Vertigo there's a strange cut in the first bell-tower sequence. Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days\|David Freeman\|December 13, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Even the stubborn Kennedy began to feel moved, and yet the spectacle thus conjured up before him gave him the vertigo. Five Weeks in a Balloon\|Jules Verne But it was decreed that the spirit of error and vertigo should ruin us and save the allies. The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete\|Duc de Saint-Simon Everything had disappeared before me in a vertigo not too disagreeable, I must say. Parisian Points of View\|Ludovic Halvy Other means of inducing sickness by vertigo, or by nauseous ideas, will be mentioned below. Zoonomia, Vol. II\|Erasmus Darwin Read continuously, they produced a sort of vertigo, and set her asking herself in despair what on earth she was to do with them? Night and Day\|Virginia Woolf British Dictionary definitions for vertigo vertigo / (ˈvɜːtɪˌɡəʊ) / noun plural vertigoes or vertigines (vɜːˈtɪdʒɪˌniːz) pathol a sensation of dizziness or abnormal motion resulting from a disorder of the sense of balance Word Origin for vertigo C16: from Latin: a whirling round, from vertere to turn Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to vertigo giddiness, shakiness, unsteadiness, disequilibrium, lightheadedness, wobbliness, wooziness Medical definitions for vertigo vertigo [ vûr′tĭ-gō′ ] n. pl. ver•ti•goes A sensation of irregular or whirling motion, either of oneself or of external objects, often caused by inner ear disease. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for vertigo vertigo [ vûr′tĭ-gō′ ] Dizziness characterized by a sensation of whirling motion, either of oneself or of external objects. Vertigo is often caused by damage or disease in the inner ear. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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vertigo

noun, plural ver·ti·goes, ver·tig·i·nes [ver-tij-uh-neez]. /vərˈtɪdʒ əˌniz/. Pathology.

Origin of vertigo

Words nearby vertigo

Example sentences from the Web for vertigo

British Dictionary definitions for vertigo

noun plural vertigoes or vertigines (vɜːˈtɪdʒɪˌniːz)

Word Origin for vertigo

Words related to vertigo

Medical definitions for vertigo

n. pl. ver•ti•goes

Scientific definitions for vertigo