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Pronunciation / Transliteration: memai
"高いところから下を見るとめまいがした。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A sensation of whirling and loss of balance, associated particularly with looking down from a great height, or caused by disease affecting the inner ear.
"Standing on the glass balcony induced a sudden attack of vertigo."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from Latin, from vertere 'to turn'.
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Vertigo"?
10 Global Lexicons: How "Vertigo" is said worldwide
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vertige
Transliteration: vertige
"Il a eu le vertige en montant sur la tour."
Höhenangst
Transliteration: Höhenangst
"Sie litt unter starkem Schwindel und Höhenangst."
vertigine
Transliteration: vertigine
"Ho sofferto di vertigini guardando giù dal ponte."
vértigo
Transliteration: vértigo
"Sintió vértigo al mirar desde la azotea."
vertigem
Transliteration: vertigem
"Ele sentiu uma forte vertigem no topo da colina."
चक्कर
Transliteration: chakkar
"ऊंचाई पर जाने से उसे चक्कर आने लगे।"
眩晕
Transliteration: xuànyūn
"站在高处让她感到一阵眩晕。"
현기증
Transliteration: hyeongijeong
"그는 높은 곳에서 현기증을 느꼈다."
めまい
Transliteration: memai
"高いところから下を見るとめまいがした。"
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