vertigo
1 of 1noun/ˈvɝtɪɡoʊ/
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a feeling of spinning or dizziness, commonly triggered by heights or inner ear issues
- The patient experienced intense vertigo when looking down from the top of the skyscraper.
- After the roller coaster ride, she felt a wave of vertigo and had to sit down to regain her balance.
- His vertigo became more severe as he descended the winding staircase.
- People with vertigo often feel like the room is spinning around them, even when they are standing still.
- Jane's fear of heights was so intense that she experienced vertigo just by looking at a photograph taken from the top of a tall building.
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