Swoon — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain

pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/swˈuːn/

🇬🇧British English

/swˈuːn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/swˈuːn/

1 syllable Say it as /swˈuːn/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pass out faint conk deliquium syncope

Parts of Speech

noun	a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
verb	pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain

Word Forms

faint	adjective	weak and likely to lose consciousness
faint	verb	pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
swoon	verb	pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
faint	noun	a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
swoon	noun	a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ohnmacht

ein spontaner Bewusstseinsverlust, der durch unzureichende Blutversorgung des Gehirns verursacht wird

🇫🇷French

pâmoison

une perte de conscience spontanée causée par un manque de sang vers le cerveau

🇪🇸Spanish

desmayo

una pérdida espontánea del conocimiento causada por una cantidad insuficiente de sangre al cerebro

🇮🇹Italian

svenire

una perdita spontanea di coscienza causata da una insufficienza di sangue al cervello

🇳🇱Dutch

zwijmelen

een spontaan bewustzijnsverlies veroorzaakt door onvoldoende bloed naar de hersenen

🇵🇹Portuguese

desmaio

uma perda espontânea de consciência causada por sangue insuficiente para o cérebro

🇷🇺Russian

падать в обморок

спонтанная потеря сознания, вызванная недостаточным притоком крови к мозгу

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बेहोशी

मस्तिष्क में अपर्याप्त रक्त के कारण चेतना की सहज हानि

🇧🇩Bengali

বেহুঁশ

মস্তিষ্কে অপর্যাপ্ত রক্তের কারণে চেতনার স্বতঃস্ফূর্ত ক্ষতি

🇮🇳Tamil

மயக்கம்

மூளைக்கு போதுமான இரத்தம் இல்லாததால் ஏற்படும் சுயநினைவு இழப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

మూర్ఛ

మెదడుకు తగినంత రక్తం లేకపోవడం వల్ల స్పృహ యొక్క ఆకస్మిక నష్టం

🇮🇳Marathi

बेहोशी

मेंदूला अपुऱ्या रक्तामुळे चेतनाची उत्स्फूर्त हानी

🇮🇳Gujarati

હોબાળો

મગજમાં અપૂરતા લોહીને કારણે ચેતનાનું સ્વયંભૂ નુકશાન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೂರ್ಛೆ ಹೋಗುತ್ತಾರೆ

ಮೆದುಳಿಗೆ ಸಾಕಷ್ಟು ರಕ್ತದಿಂದ ಉಂಟಾಗುವ ಪ್ರಜ್ಞೆಯ ಸ್ವಯಂಪ್ರೇರಿತ ನಷ್ಟ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മയക്കം

തലച്ചോറിലേക്ക് വേണ്ടത്ര രക്തം ലഭിക്കാത്തതിനാൽ സ്വയമേവയുള്ള ബോധം നഷ്ടപ്പെടുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਹੋਸ਼

ਦਿਮਾਗ ਨੂੰ ਨਾਕਾਫ਼ੀ ਖੂਨ ਦੇ ਕਾਰਨ ਚੇਤਨਾ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਸਵੈਚਲਿਤ ਨੁਕਸਾਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے ہوش

دماغ میں ناکافی خون کی وجہ سے شعور کا بے ساختہ نقصان

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

昏厥

由于大脑供血不足而导致的自发意识丧失

🇯🇵Japanese

気絶

脳への血液不足によって引き起こされる自然発生的な意識喪失

🇰🇷Korean

실신

뇌로 가는 혈액이 부족하여 자발적으로 의식을 잃는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngất đi

mất ý thức tự phát do không đủ máu lên não

🇹🇭Thai

หน้ามืดตามัว

การสูญเสียสติที่เกิดขึ้นเองที่เกิดจากเลือดไปเลี้ยงสมองไม่เพียงพอ

🇮🇩Indonesian

jatuh pingsan

hilangnya kesadaran secara spontan yang disebabkan oleh kurangnya darah ke otak

🇵🇭Filipino

himatayin

isang kusang pagkawala ng malay na sanhi ng hindi sapat na dugo sa utak

🇲🇾Malay

pengsan

kehilangan kesedaran spontan yang disebabkan oleh darah yang tidak mencukupi ke otak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إغماء

فقدان الوعي التلقائي الناجم عن عدم وصول كمية كافية من الدم إلى الدماغ

🇮🇷Persian

غمگین شدن

از دست دادن خود به خودی هوشیاری ناشی از خون ناکافی در مغز

🇹🇷Turkish

baygınlık

beyne yeterli kan gitmemesi nedeniyle kendiliğinden bilinç kaybı

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִתְעַלֵף

אובדן הכרה ספונטני הנגרם כתוצאה מחוסר דם למוח

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