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Definition of vertigo noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

vertigo

noun
 
/ˈvɜːtɪɡəʊ/
 
/ˈvɜːrtɪɡəʊ/
[uncountable]
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  1. the feeling of dizziness and fear, and of losing your balance, that is caused in some people when they look down from a very high place
    Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin, ‘whirling’, from vertere ‘to turn’.
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