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  • 1. vertigo
  • Rhymes with Vertigo
  • Pronounce Vertigo
  • Vertigo in a sentence
  • Quotes about Vertigo
Table of Contents
  • 1. vertigo
  • Rhymes with Vertigo
  • Pronounce Vertigo
  • Vertigo in a sentence
  • Quotes about Vertigo
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology

1. vertigo

noun. ['ˈvɝːtɪˌgoʊ'] a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall.

Synonyms

  • symptom
  • dizziness
  • lightheadedness

Antonyms

  • hypocalcemia
  • hyponatremia
  • hyperglycemia
  • hypoglycemia

Etymology

  • vertigo (Latin)
  • verto (Latin)

Rhymes with Vertigo

  • indigo

How do you pronounce vertigo?

Pronounce vertigo as ˈvərtɪˌgoʊ.

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UK - How to pronounce vertigo in British English

Sentences with vertigo


1. Noun, singular or mass
Vestibular disorders are those of the ear, such as vertigo or Meniere's disease.

Quotes about vertigo


1. Anyone whose goal is 'something higher' must expect someday to suffer vertigo. What is vertigo? Fear of falling? No, Vertigo is something other than fear of falling. It is the voice of the emptiness below us which tempts and lures us, it is the desire to fall, against which, terrified, we defend ourselves.
- Milan Kundera, The Unbearable Lightness of Being

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