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(verb) pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain |
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Synonyms: conk, pass out, swoon |
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Related Words: black out, lose consciousness, pass out, zonk out |
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(satellite adjective) lacking conviction or boldness or courage; "faint heart ne'er won fair lady" |
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Synonyms: fainthearted, timid |
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(satellite adjective) indistinctly understood or felt or perceived; "a faint clue to the origin of the mystery"; "haven't the faintest idea" |
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(satellite adjective) barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc; "a faint outline"; "the wan sun cast faint shadows"; "the faint light of a distant candle"; "faint colors"; "a faint hissing sound"; "a faint aroma" |
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(satellite adjective) lacking strength or vigor; "damning with faint praise"; "faint resistance"; "feeble efforts"; "a feeble voice" |
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Synonyms: feeble |
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(satellite adjective) weak and likely to lose consciousness; "suddenly felt faint from the pain"; "was sick and faint from hunger"; "felt light in the head"; "a swooning fit"; "light-headed with wine"; "light-headed from lack of sleep" |
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Synonyms: light, light-headed, swooning |
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(noun) a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain |
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Synonyms: swoon, syncope |
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Related Words: loss of consciousness |
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(satellite adjective) lacking clarity or distinctness; "a dim figure in the distance"; "only a faint recollection"; "shadowy figures in the gloom"; "saw a vague outline of a building through the fog"; "a few wispy memories of childhood" |
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Synonyms: dim, shadowy, vague, wispy |
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