faint vs giddy

faint

adj
  • Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to lose consciousness 

  • Performed, done, or acted, weakly; not exhibiting vigor, strength, or energy 

  • Slight; minimal. 

  • Barely perceptible; not bright, or loud, or sharp 

  • Lacking courage, spirit, or energy; cowardly; dejected 

verb
  • To decay; to disappear; to vanish. 

  • To lose consciousness through a lack of oxygen or nutrients to the brain, usually as a result of suddenly reduced blood flow (may be caused by emotional trauma, loss of blood or various medical conditions). 

  • To lose courage or spirit; to become depressed or despondent. 

noun
  • The act of fainting, syncope. 

  • The state of one who has fainted; a swoon. 

giddy

adj
  • Unable to concentrate or think seriously; easily excited; impulsive; also, lightheartedly silly; frivolous. 

  • Joyfully elated; overcome with excitement or happiness. 

  • Causing or likely to cause dizziness or a feeling of unsteadiness. 

  • Feeling great anger; furious, raging. 

  • Of an animal, chiefly a sheep: affected by gid (“a disease caused by parasitic infestation of the brain by tapeworm larvae”), which may result in the animal turning around aimlessly. 

  • Feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down; dizzy. 

  • Moving around something or spinning rapidly. 

verb
  • To make (someone or something) dizzy or unsteady; to dizzy. 

  • To become dizzy or unsteady. 

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