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vertigo

A sensation of dizziness and disorientation, as if the surroundings are spinning.

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Example

The sudden onset of intellectual vertigo she experienced upon reading the paradox left her questioning assumptions she had long taken for granted.

Synonyms

dizzinessgiddinesslightheadedness

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