mareo

Definitions of mareo
  1. noun
    an impulsive scatterbrained manner
    synonyms: vapor, vértigo
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    type of:
    frivolidad, informalidad, ligereza
    the trait of being frivolous; not serious or sensible
  2. noun
    a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
    synonyms: deliquio, desmayo, desvanecimiento, lipotimia, patatús, soponcio, síncope
  3. noun
    motion sickness experienced while traveling on water
  4. noun
    a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall
    synonyms: acrofobia, desvanecimiento, vahído, vértigo
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    type of:
    síntoma
    (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
  5. noun
    informal terms for a difficult situation
    synonyms: apretón, apuro, atolladero, brete, compromiso, conflicto, confusión, conserva, desorden, embolismo, embrollo, enredo, estrecho, lío, maraña, pantano, taco
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    type of:
    dificultad
    a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome
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