All fainting synonyms
faint
F f noun fainting
- sopor — Pathology. a deep, unnatural sleep; lethargy.
- somnolence — sleepy; drowsy.
- blackout — A blackout is a period of time during a war in which towns and buildings are made dark so that they cannot be seen by enemy planes.
- stupor — suspension or great diminution of sensibility, as in disease or as caused by narcotics, intoxicants, etc.: He lay there in a drunken stupor.
- petrifaction — the act or process of petrifying; the state of being petrified.
- hypnosis — an artificially induced trance state resembling sleep, characterized by heightened susceptibility to suggestion.
- asphyxia — Asphyxia is death or loss of consciousness caused by being unable to breathe properly.
- narcosis — a state of stupor or drowsiness.
adjective fainting
- dizzying — having a sensation of whirling and a tendency to fall; giddy; vertiginous.