vertigo definition - Dictionary

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	vertebral column

	vertebrate

	vertex

	vertical

	vertical angle

	vertical circle

	vertical communication

	vertical discount

	vertical equity

	vertical export trading company

	vertical file

	vertical integration

	vertical merger

	vertical mixing

	vertical mobility

	vertical spread

	vertical stabilizer

ver·ti·go [ vúrti g ] (plural ver·ti·goes or ver·ti·gos or ver·tig·i·nes [ vər tíjjə nz ])

noun

Definition:

1. dizzy sensation: a condition in which somebody feels a sensation of whirling or tilting that causes a loss of balance

2. instance of vertigo: an instance or episode of vertigo

[15th century. < Latin (stem vertigin-), "whirling about, giddiness" < vertere "to turn"]

Cultural Note


	Vertigo, a movie (1958) by British director Alfred Hitchcock. One of Hitchcock's most highly regarded films, it is both a typically suspenseful thriller and a powerful study of obsession. When former policeman Scottie Fergusson is asked to shadow a friend's wife, he first falls in love with her and then, after her suicide, becomes infatuated with a woman who appears to be her double.