faint
verb [I] /feɪnt/Definition
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B2 to suddenly become unconscious for a short time, usually falling down: He faints at the sight of blood. I nearly fainted in the heat. She took one look at the hypodermic needle and fainted (dead) away (= became unconscious immediately).Losing consciousness
(Definition of faint verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- black out phrasal verb
- blackout noun (UNCONSCIOUSNESS)
- catatonic adjective
- coma noun
- concuss verb
- concussed adjective
- concussion noun
- conk out phrasal verb
- faint adjective (UNWELL)
- faint noun
- faintness noun (WEAK FEELING)
- go out like a light idiom
- insensible adjective
- oblivion noun (UNCONSCIOUS)
- out adverb, preposition (UNCONSCIOUS)
- see stars idiom
- senseless adjective (NOT CONSCIOUS)
- swoon noun
- swoon verb
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