: 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
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebOne potential juror who has vertigo sat down and couldn’t get back up. Victoria Ballard, sun-sentinel.com, 13 Apr. 2022 And don’t forget Philippe Petit, who crossed the vertigo-inducing chasm between New York City’s Twin Towers on a tightrope in 1974.Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2022 Vivid colors pop, creating a surreal fever-dream which moves from one panel to another with vertigo-inducing speed. Tanu I. Raj, Billboard, 15 July 2022 Meadows has played 36 games for the Tigers this season, as well as 10 games for the Mud Hens amid multiple rehab assignments for multiple health issues, including an inner ear infection and vertigo. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 16 Aug. 2022 For much of his political career, Trump has benefitted from an ability to induce genre vertigo. Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 22 July 2022 Unbalanced arpeggios create a feeling of weight oscillation, vertigo. Liza Lentini, SPIN, 1 July 2022 Torres was experiencing a myriad of symptoms including debilitating headaches, vertigo, and a persistent, unforgiving cough.Fox News, 29 June 2022 Due to the inner ear involvement, people with the condition can also suffer vertigo (the sensation of dizziness or things spinning around you), or tinnitus, a ringing in the ear. Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 11 June 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Latin vertigin-, vertigo, from vertere to turn