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Synonyms for fainted

Grammar : Verb
Spell : feynt
Phonetic Transcription : feɪnt

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Définition of fainted

Origin :
  • c.1300, "wanting in courage," now mostly in faint-hearted (mid-15c.), from Old French feint "soft, weak, sluggish," past participle of feindre "hesitate, falter, be indolent, show weakness, avoid one's duty by pretending" (see feign). Sense of "weak, feeble" is early 14c. Meaning "producing a feeble impression upon the senses" is from 1650s.
  • verb lose consciousness
Example sentences :
  • If you had not fainted so quickly, then I should have told you what I must tell you now.
  • Extract from : « Green Mansions » by W. H. Hudson
  • Dick rushed to him at once, but he saw that he had only fainted from loss of blood.
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • I suppose I fainted, for when I opened my eyes I was all alone.
  • Extract from : « The Comrade In White » by W. H. Leathem
  • When the curtain slowly rose I thought I should have fainted.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • While dressing I fainted three times, but I was determined to play quand-mme.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • He had fainted away, and for a moment, indeed, it was thought that he was dead.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • I took the knife from her powerless hand, and she fainted in my arms.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • The girl pushed it open, and fell into the arms of a man, who caught her as she fainted.
  • Extract from : « Henry Dunbar » by M. E. Braddon
  • She had fainted and now hung drooping in the arms of the beast.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 » by Various
  • My heart quailed and fainted at the bare idea of such a thing.
  • Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill

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