vertigo

[ vur-ti-goh ]

noun

, Pathology.

, plural ver·ti·goes, ver·tig·i·nes [ver-, tij, -, uh, -neez].

1. a dizzying sensation of tilting within stable surroundings or of being in tilting or spinning surroundings.

vertigo

/ ˈvɜːtɪˌɡəʊ /

noun

1. pathol a sensation of dizziness or abnormal motion resulting from a disorder of the sense of balance

Word History and Origins

Origin of vertigo¹

First recorded in 1520–30; from Latin vertīgō “a turning or whirling round,” equivalent to vert(ere) “to turn” ( verse ¹( def ) ) + -īgō noun suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of vertigo¹

C16: from Latin: a whirling round, from vertere to turn

Example Sentences

“I’d love to sit back and think about the autopsy and where you move from there, but I think I still feel as though I’m in that moment of vertigo to some extent.”

From Salon

"My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock" showcases dozens of clips from Hitchcock’s films, ranging from his early silent features “The Farmer’s Wife,” “The Pleasure Garden” and “The Ring,” to mid-century classics like “Vertigo,” “Psycho” and “North by Northwest,” to his late-period films “Marnie,” “Torn Curtain” and “Family Plot.”

From Salon

Some early silent films are redolent of “Vertigo.”

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Then he had his interim period, then he got into the Freudian stuff, “Vertigo,” “Marnie,” “The Birds,” etc.

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The silent films had some of the intensity of desire and the dreamlike quality that “Vertigo” has.

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