lightheadedness

Thân thiện

She felt a wave of lightheadedness after standing up too quickly.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A feeling of dizziness, unsteadiness, or a sensation that one is about to faint. It is often associated with a temporary, spinning or floating feeling.
   • A frivolous, carefree, or giddy state of mind; a lack of serious thought or prudence.

Examples of Usage

• Noun (Medical/Physical Sensation):
  • Standing up too quickly can cause a sudden lightheadedness.
  • She experienced lightheadedness and nausea from the heat.
• Noun (Mental State):
  • The good news filled him with a giddy lightheadedness.
  • His lightheadedness about the serious financial risks worried his partners.

Advanced Usage

• "a sense of lightheadedness": Emphasizes the subjective feeling.
  • After the roller coaster, she had a lingering sense of lightheadedness.
• "from lightheadedness": Indicates the cause of an action or state.
  • He had to sit down from lightheadedness.

Variants and Related Words

• Lightheaded (adjective): Experiencing or causing a feeling of dizziness or frivolity.
  • She felt lightheaded after skipping lunch.
  • He was in a lightheaded, joyful mood.

Synonyms

• Dizziness: A sensation of spinning and loss of balance.
• Giddiness: A state of frivolity or dizzy excitement.
• Faintness: A feeling of weakness and impending loss of consciousness.
• Vertigo: A severe sensation of spinning, often from an inner ear problem.

Related Phrases

• Feel lightheaded: The common verbal phrase to describe the experience.
  • If you feel lightheaded, you should sit down immediately.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a frivolous lack of prudence
2. a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall

Từ đồng nghĩa

• dizziness
• giddiness
• vertigo