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vertiginous

adjective/vɜːˈtɪdʒɪnəs/

C2CEFR level
65/100Rarity: rare
TechnicalRegister

Characterised by or causing the illusory sensation of spinning or whirling.

A sudden vertiginous attack pitched him to the floor and lasted several hours.

Topic: ENT in Medical English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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