Vertigo meaning in English

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Definition

vertigo: fear of heights, dizziness, giddiness noun
My vertigo stopped me from looking over the edge at the top of the empire state building.

Examples

  • "I suffer from a severe case of vertigo."
Exercise 1
Icarus tells Bruno that he is afraid of .
Icarus tells Bruno that he is afraid of high places.
high places: This is the best choice here. Icarus says that he is "afraid of heights" and suffers from "vertigo" (dizziness or fear of elevated places). Someone who is "afraid of heights" (an acrophobe) is terrified of being in high places (on top of a skyscraper or a roller coaster or above a canyon, for example).
open spaces: To be "afraid of heights" does not express a fear of "open spaces".
large offices: To be "afraid of heights" does not express a fear of "large offices".
warped bridges: To be "afraid of heights" does not mean a fear of "warped bridges". Although some people who are afraid of heights do have a fear of bridges, because they are often suspended high above land or water.

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