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
  • To prevent future blackouts and enhance their digital resilience, a 383 kilometer-long second cable known as the Tuʻi Vavaʻu system was developed with joint funding from Australia and New Zealand and commissioned in 2026.
    — Chloe Demrovsky, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Inflation, blackouts, water scarcity, and police abuse persist at the same levels that preceded the American intervention.
    — Rafael Osío Cabrices, Time, 20 July 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
  • And hands-on conservation experiences like coral restoration and manta ray swims are available for guests of all ages, bringing everyone closer to the Great Astrolabe Reef nearby.
    — Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 23 July 2026
  • An alligator swims in the shallow waters of Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Delray Beach, Florida, on May 4, 2026.
    — Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 29 June 2026
Definition of swims
Noun
  • Calm and good-natured, the 33-year-old swoons these days over his 8-month old daughter, trying to stay positive.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 June 2026
  • Calm and good-natured, the 33-year-old swoons these days over his 8-month-old daughter, trying to stay positive.
    — Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
Definition of swoons
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