Fainthood
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The condition, quality, or state of being faint; faintness. uncountable
"I felt myself turn blue then green then white, but before I succumbed to the growing onslaught of fainthood, I crawled (no joke, literally tugging at the carpet strands for leverage) back to my bed and awakened my pregnant wife."
Example
More examples"I felt myself turn blue then green then white, but before I succumbed to the growing onslaught of fainthood, I crawled (no joke, literally tugging at the carpet strands for leverage) back to my bed and awakened my pregnant wife."
Etymology
From faint + -hood.
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