swoon
v.
faint, pass out, temporarily lose consciousness; enter into a state of hysterical ecstasy
n.
faint, blackout, temporary loss of consciousness; ecstatic or rapturous state
Swoon
swoon
Noun
1. a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
(synonym) faint, syncope, deliquium
(hypernym) loss of consciousness
(derivation) faint, conk, pass out
Verb
1. pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
(synonym) faint, conk, pass out
(hypernym) zonk out, pass out, black out
(derivation) faint, syncope, deliquium
Swoon
(v. i.)
To sink into a fainting fit, in which there is an apparent suspension of the vital functions and mental powers; to faint; -- often with away.
(n.)
A fainting fit; syncope.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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swoon
Synonyms and related words:
KO, black out, blackout, catalepsy, catatonia, catatony, coma, crap out, die away, drop, drown, encephalitis lethargica, faint, fall senseless, gray out, grayout, high, kayo, keel over, knockout, lethargy, lipothymia, lipothymy, narcohypnosis, narcolepsy, narcoma, narcosis, narcotic stupor, narcotization, nirvana, nirvana principle, nod, nothingness, oblivion, obliviousness, pass out, sedation, semiconsciousness, senselessness, shock, sleep, sleeping sickness, sopor, stupor, succumb, syncope, thanatosis, trance, unconsciousness|
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Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.