swoon

Definition of Swoon in English :

a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain

2. conk, faint, pass out, swoon

pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Swoon

verb (intransitive)

1. a literary word for faint

2.

to become ecstatic

noun

3.

an instance of fainting

verb intransitive

1.

to faint

2.

to feel strong, esp. rapturous, emotion

noun

3.

an act or instance of swooning

intr.v. swooned, swoon·ing, swoons

1. To faint.

2. To be overwhelmed by ecstatic joy.

n.

1. A fainting spell; syncope.

2. A state of ecstasy or rapture.