deliquium

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin deliquium, from Latin delinquere (“to lack, to fail”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

faint, swoon, syncope

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