1. Extremely weak; threatened with syncope. 2. An episode of syncope. SEE ALSO: syncope. [M.E., fr. O. Fr. feindre, to feign]
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faint 'fānt adj weak, dizzy, and likely to faint
faint vi to lose consciousness because of a temporary decrease in the blood supply to the brain
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(fānt) syncope.Medical dictionary. 2011.