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faint - a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain |
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swoon,
syncope,
deliquium |
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loss of consciousness the occurrence of a loss of the ability to perceive and respond
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faint - pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain |
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conk,
swoon |
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black out,
pass out,
zonk out suppress by censorship as for political reasons; "parts of the newspaper article were blacked out"
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| adjektiv |
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faint - lacking conviction or boldness or courage; "faint heart ne'er won fair lady" |
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fainthearted,
timid |
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cowardly,
fearful lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted; "cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then"- P.B.Shelley
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faint - weak and likely to lose consciousness; "suddenly felt faint from the pain"; "was sick and faint from hunger"; "felt light in the head"; "a swooning fit"; "light-headed with wine"; "light-headed from lack of sleep" |
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light,
swooning,
lightheaded |
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ill,
sick presaging ill fortune; "ill omens"; "ill predictions"; "my words with inauspicious thunderings shook heaven"- P.B.Shelley; "a dead and ominous silence prevailed"; "a by-election at a time highly unpropitious for the Government"
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faint - deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc; "a faint outline"; "the wan sun cast faint shadows"; "the faint light of a distant candle"; "weak colors"; "a faint hissing sound"; "a faint aroma"; "a weak pulse" |
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weak |
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perceptible easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind; "a perceptible sense of expectation in the court"
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faint - lacking strength or vigor; "damning with faint praise"; "faint resistance"; "feeble efforts"; "a feeble voice" |
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feeble |
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weak deficient in intelligence or mental power; "a weak mind"
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faint - indistinctly understood or felt or perceived; "a faint clue to the origin of the mystery"; "haven't the faintest idea" |
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indistinct not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand; "indistinct shapes in the gloom"; "an indistinct memory"; "only indistinct notions of what to do"
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