vertigo
noun
ver·ti·go
ˈvər-ti-ˌgō 
plural vertigoes or vertigos
1
a
: a sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily
b
: a dizzy confused state of mind
2
: disordered vertiginous movement as a symptom of disease in lower animals
also
: a disease (such as gid) causing this
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It is hoped that once the technology has been developed further, it could be used not only by stroke patients but also by people suffering from vertigo problems, or by amputees adapting to new prostheses.
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Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 25 Jan. 2025
In Tokyo, Biles withdrew from several events due to mental health concerns after suffering from gymnastics vertigo.
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As soon as the film begins, the viewer is made strongly aware of herself—her looking—and of her body, which experiences a vertigo.
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Good Girl captures the ache of Muslim girlhood and the vertigo of never feeling quite at home.
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Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 25 Jan. 2025
In Tokyo, Biles withdrew from several events due to mental health concerns after suffering from gymnastics vertigo.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
As soon as the film begins, the viewer is made strongly aware of herself—her looking—and of her body, which experiences a vertigo.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2024
Good Girl captures the ache of Muslim girlhood and the vertigo of never feeling quite at home.
—Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Vertigo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vertigo. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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vertigo
noun
ver·ti·go
ˈvərt-i-ˌgō
plural vertigoes or vertigos
1
: a sensation in which a person or a person's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily
2
: a confused or bewildered state of mind
Medical Definition
vertigo
noun
ver·ti·go
ˈvərt-i-ˌgō
plural vertigoes or vertigos
1
: a sensation of motion which is associated with various disorders (as of the inner ear) and in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily see objective vertigo, subjective vertigo compare dizziness
2
: disordered vertiginous movement as a symptom of disease in lower animals
also
: a disease (as gid) causing this
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