Associations to the word «Swoon»

Wiktionary

SWOON, noun. A faint.
SWOON, noun. An infatuation
SWOON, verb. (dated) to faint, to lose consciousness
SWOON, verb. To be overwhelmed by emotion (especially infatuation)

Dictionary definition

SWOON, noun. A spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain.
SWOON, verb. Pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats