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swoun

/swaʊn/
noun
  1. An old word meaning a fainting spell or a state of unconsciousness.
    • In the old story, the lady fell into a swoun upon hearing the bad news.
    • He was in a deep swoun and could not be woken.
    • The knight caught her as she sank into a swoun.
verb
  1. To faint or lose consciousness (archaic).
    • The heat caused many to swoun at the ceremony.
    • She did swoun when she saw the ghost.
    • He swouned from the pain of his wound.
Synonyms
faintcollapse
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