Fainted: meaning, definitions and examples
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fainted
[ feɪntɪd ]
health condition
To faint means to lose consciousness temporarily due to a lack of blood flow to the brain. This loss of consciousness is usually brief and can result from various factors such as shock, dehydration, or sudden changes in position.
Synonyms
blackout, collapse, pass out, swoon.
Examples of usage
- She fainted from the heat during the concert.
- After standing for too long, he fainted unexpectedly.
- The sight of blood made her faint.
- He felt dizzy and fainted before he could sit down.
Translations
Translations of the word "fainted" in other languages:
🇵🇹 desmaiar
🇮🇳 बेहोश होना
🇩🇪 ohnmächtig werden
🇮🇩 pingsan
🇺🇦 втратити свідомість
🇵🇱 zemdleć
🇯🇵 気を失う
🇫🇷 s'évanouir
🇪🇸 desmayarse
🇹🇷 bayılmak
🇰🇷 기절하다
🇸🇦 فقد الوعي
🇨🇿 omdlít
🇸🇰 omdlieť
🇨🇳 昏厥
🇸🇮 omagati
🇮🇸 missa meðvitund
🇰🇿 естеуге құлау
🇬🇪 გონება დაკარგვა
🇦🇿 şüurunu itirmək
🇲🇽 desmayarse
Etymology
The word 'faint' comes from Old French 'feint' or Latin 'falsus', meaning false or feigned. In the late Middle Ages, 'faint' referred to weakness or lack of strength. The term evolved in English to express a lack of physical consciousness and energy, aligning with its historical roots of something unreal or deceptive, as in one's strength giving way. The use of the term has stayed relatively consistent, still describing a temporary loss of awareness often related to various physical conditions or emotional states. Over the centuries, it has taken on additional connotations related to lightness or softness, but the core medical definition has remained prominent into modern English.