1. a feeling of dizziness and loss of balance, often with a sensation that you or your surroundings are spinning
Usage: medical
2. a feeling of fear or uneasiness when looking down from a great height

Examples

• The patient complained of severe vertigo after standing up quickly.
• Her vertigo made it difficult to walk in a straight line.
• Looking over the edge of the cliff gave him terrible vertigo.
• The medication helped reduce her episodes of vertigo.
• He experienced vertigo while climbing the tall ladder.
• The spinning carnival ride triggered her vertigo.
• Standing on the observation deck caused intense vertigo.