λιποθυμία — meaning in English

English meaning

• blackout noun A sudden, temporary loss of consciousness or memory.
• collapse verb To fall down or cave in suddenly.
• faint adj Barely perceptible; weak in intensity.
• fainting noun The act of briefly losing consciousness.
• lightheadedness noun The state or quality of being light-headed; dizziness or faintness; flightiness; wandering; delirium.
• syncope noun The elision or loss of a sound from the interior of a word, especially of a vowel sound with loss of a syllable.

Senses

λιποθυμία is used for these senses in English:

• blackout A temporary loss of consciousness.
• collapse The act of collapsing.
• faint The act of fainting, syncope.
• fainting An act of collapsing into a state of temporary unconsciousness.
• lightheadedness The state or quality of being light-headed; dizziness or faintness; flightiness; wandering; delirium.
• syncope (linguistics, phonology, prosody) The elision or loss of a sound from the interior of a word, especially of a vowel sound with loss of a syllable.

blackout — full definition

1. noun A sudden, temporary loss of consciousness or memory.
2. noun A large-scale loss of electrical power over an area.
3. noun A deliberate suppression of information or news.

collapse — full definition

1. verb To fall down or cave in suddenly.
2. verb To fail suddenly and completely.
3. verb To suddenly fall to the ground, typically from exhaustion, illness, or fainting.
4. verb To fold something into a smaller, more compact shape.

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