vertigo
nounUK /ˈvɜːtɪɡəʊ/
US /ˈvɜːrtɪɡoʊ/
A feeling that you or everything around you is spinning.
She felt a sudden vertigo when she stood up too fast.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A medical condition of the inner ear that causes a false sense of spinning.
The doctor said his vertigo was caused by an inner ear problem.
3. A fear of heights that makes a person feel dizzy.
Standing on the cliff edge gave him a moment of vertigo.
4. A feeling of confusion or mental unsteadiness.
The endless choices left her in a kind of vertigo.