Swooning — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

weak and likely to lose consciousness

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/swˈuːnɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/swˈuːnɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/swˈuːnɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /swˈuːnɪŋ/.

Examples

suddenly felt faint from the pain
was sick and faint from hunger
felt light in the head

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

swoon pass out light-headed faint light lightheaded conk

Parts of Speech

verb	pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
adjective	weak and likely to lose consciousness “suddenly felt faint from the pain”

Word Forms

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
faintness	noun	a feeling of faintness and of being ready to swoon
lightheadedness	noun	a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ohnmächtig

aufgrund von Schwäche, körperlicher oder emotionaler Belastung aufgrund einer Unterbrechung der Blutversorgung des Gehirns ohnmächtig werden

🇫🇷French

évanouissement

s'évanouir à cause d'une faiblesse, d'une détresse physique ou émotionnelle due à une perte d'apport sanguin au cerveau

🇪🇸Spanish

desmayándose

desmayarse por debilidad, angustia física o emocional debido a una pérdida de suministro de sangre al cerebro

🇮🇹Italian

svenimento

svenire per debolezza, disagio fisico o emotivo dovuto alla perdita di afflusso di sangue al cervello

🇳🇱Dutch

zwijmelend

flauwvallen door zwakte, fysieke of emotionele problemen als gevolg van een verlies aan bloedtoevoer naar de hersenen

🇵🇹Portuguese

desmaiando

desmaiar por fraqueza, sofrimento físico ou emocional devido à perda de suprimento de sangue para o cérebro

🇷🇺Russian

обморок

потерять сознание от слабости, физического или эмоционального стресса из-за потери кровоснабжения мозга

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मूर्छा

मस्तिष्क में रक्त की आपूर्ति में कमी के कारण कमजोरी, शारीरिक या भावनात्मक परेशानी से गुजरना

🇮🇳Tamil

மயக்கம்

மூளைக்கு இரத்த வழங்கல் இழப்பு காரணமாக பலவீனம், உடல் அல்லது உணர்ச்சித் துயரத்திலிருந்து வெளியேறுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

మూర్ఛపోతున్నాడు

మెదడుకు రక్త సరఫరా కోల్పోవడం వల్ల బలహీనత, శారీరక లేదా మానసిక క్షోభ నుండి బయటపడుతుంది

🇮🇳Gujarati

હોબાળો

મગજમાં રક્ત પુરવઠાના નુકશાનને કારણે નબળાઇ, શારીરિક અથવા ભાવનાત્મક તકલીફમાંથી બહાર નીકળવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೂರ್ಛೆ ಹೋಗುವುದು

ಮೆದುಳಿಗೆ ರಕ್ತ ಪೂರೈಕೆಯ ನಷ್ಟದಿಂದಾಗಿ ದೌರ್ಬಲ್ಯ, ದೈಹಿಕ ಅಥವಾ ಭಾವನಾತ್ಮಕ ತೊಂದರೆಯಿಂದ ಹೊರಬರುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മയക്കം

മസ്തിഷ്കത്തിലേക്കുള്ള രക്തപ്രവാഹം നഷ്ടപ്പെടുന്നതിനാൽ ബലഹീനത, ശാരീരികമോ വൈകാരികമോ ആയ അസ്വസ്ഥതകളിൽ നിന്ന് പുറത്തുകടക്കുന്നു

🇵🇰Urdu

بے ہوشی

دماغ میں خون کی فراہمی میں کمی کی وجہ سے کمزوری، جسمانی یا جذباتی پریشانی سے باہر نکلنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

昏厥

由于大脑供血不足而导致虚弱、身体或情绪困扰而昏倒

🇯🇵Japanese

気絶する

脳への血液供給の喪失による衰弱、身体的または精神的苦痛により失神する

🇰🇷Korean

기절하는

허약함, 뇌로의 혈액 공급 상실로 인한 신체적 또는 정서적 고통으로 인해 기절합니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngất xỉu

bất tỉnh vì suy nhược, đau khổ về thể chất hoặc tinh thần do mất nguồn cung cấp máu lên não

🇹🇭Thai

หน้ามืดตามัว

หมดสติจากความอ่อนแอ ความทุกข์ทางร่างกายหรือทางอารมณ์ เนื่องจากการสูญเสียเลือดไปเลี้ยงสมอง

🇮🇩Indonesian

pingsan

pingsan karena kelemahan, tekanan fisik atau emosional karena hilangnya suplai darah ke otak

🇵🇭Filipino

nanghihina

nahimatay dahil sa kahinaan, pisikal o emosyonal na pagkabalisa dahil sa pagkawala ng suplay ng dugo sa utak

🇲🇾Malay

pengsan

pengsan daripada kelemahan, tekanan fizikal atau emosi akibat kehilangan bekalan darah ke otak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الإغماء

الإغماء بسبب الضعف أو الضيق الجسدي أو العاطفي بسبب فقدان إمدادات الدم إلى الدماغ

🇮🇷Persian

غرق شدن

از ضعف، پریشانی جسمی یا عاطفی به دلیل از دست دادن خونرسانی به مغز از بین برود

🇹🇷Turkish

bayılma

beyne kan akışının kaybı nedeniyle zayıflık, fiziksel veya duygusal sıkıntı nedeniyle bayılmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

עִלוּף

להתעלף מחולשה, מצוקה פיזית או רגשית עקב איבוד אספקת הדם למוח

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