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Meaning of Swoon | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

swuːn

Definitions

A faint.
An infatuation.

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العربية إغماء الإغماء

Български припадък

Bosanski dana nesvestica nesvjestica spasmo несвестица несвјестица

Català desmai

Čeština omdlévat omdlít synkopa

Deutsch in Verzückung geraten Ohnmacht Schwärmen

Español deliquio derretirse desmayarse desmayo

Suomi tajuttomuus

Français pâmoison

Gaeilge aisnéal laige néal támh

Gàidhlig neul

Galego desmaio pasamento

हिन्दी सम्मोह सुन्न

Hrvatski dana nesvestica nesvjestica spasmo несвестица несвјестица

Italiano spasmo

日本語失神気絶気絶する

한국어 기함 혼절

Kurdî dana dana

Nederlands bezwijming flauw vallen zwijmelen

Português desmaio

Русский обморок падать в обморок поте́ря созна́ния потеря́ть созна́ние терять сознание упасть в обморок

Српски dana nesvestica nesvjestica spasmo несвестица несвјестица

Svenska dana svimning

தமிழ் மயங்கு

తెలుగు మూర్ఛ

Українська втрача́ти свідо́мість мліти неприто́мніти

Examples

“She dandled it, and dancet it up and doune, / Not ceasing till she rais'd it from his swoune.”

“"I felt my strength fading away, and I was in a half swoon. How long this horrible thing lasted I know not, but it seemed that a long time must have passed before he took his foul, awful, sneering mouth away. I saw it drip with the fresh blood!"”

“As he drew near the throne, a rushing whirlwind arose in the corner of the hall and, lo! from the roof beams floated down a monstrous black serpent that coiled itself up on the very seat of majesty. The Emperor fell in a swoon.”

CEFR level

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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