insensibilities

noun

plural of insensibility
as in trances
a temporary state of unconsciousness knocked into insensibility by the blow to the head

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  1. trances
  2. blackouts
  3. faints
  4. swims
  5. swoons
Noun
  • Unlike in Cutud, participants are mostly female faith healers adhering not to vows but to mystic trances and possession.
    — H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 10 July 2026
Definition of trances
Noun
  • The burden is even heavier in rural villages, where residents have recently endured blackouts lasting as long as 16 hours a day.
    — Charlie Campbell, Time, 20 Oct. 2026
  • After ousting the Venezuelan leader earlier this year, the White House ordered a blockade that choked off fuel shipments to Cuba, leading to severe blackouts, food shortages and an economic collapse across the island.
    — David Fischer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of blackouts
Noun
  • The latter, of course, gives better info, and the former gives fleeting metaphors and nearly faints from embarrassment.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, neither faints nor is weary.
    — John Biggs, Christian Science Monitor, 21 May 2025
Definition of faints
Noun
  • Leo regularly plays tennis and swims at the papal summer retreat in Castel Gandolfo, according to The Associated Press.
    — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026
  • For families The Herb House lap pool reserves specific sessions for family swims.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of swims
Noun
  • Live music swoons in various bars around the ship, and poolside concerts take place regularly.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Both teams have recovered from early swoons to jockey into postseason position.
    — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of swoons
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