sunstroke C2 Topic:Health & Medicine US /ˈsʌnˌstɹoʊk/ UK /ˈsʌnstrəʊk/ See IPA manual Freq #35456 Meanings 1 noun heatstroke caused by prolonged exposure to direct sunlight or intense heat After collapsing during the midday hike, she was treated for sunstroke. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · heatstroke caused by... heatstrokeinsolation Word family Related forms dehydrationhyperthermia Etymology A compound of sun + stroke, using stroke in its older medical sense of a sudden disabling attack. It denotes heatstroke brought on by exposure to the sun. Topics Health & Medicine External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # sunstroke **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈsʌnˌstɹoʊk/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈsʌnstrəʊk/ **Frequency rank:** 35456 ## Meanings 1. heatstroke caused by prolonged exposure to direct sunlight or intense heat ## Examples - After collapsing during the midday hike, she was treated for sunstroke. ## Synonyms - heatstroke - insolation ## Related Forms - dehydration - hyperthermia ## Etymology A compound of sun + stroke, using stroke in its older medical sense of a sudden disabling attack. It denotes heatstroke brought on by exposure to the sun. ## Topics - Health & Medicine markdown