syncope

C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ˈsɪŋkəpi/ UK /ˈsɪŋkəpi/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a temporary loss of consciousness from low blood flow; also the omission of a syllable

The patient's syncope was traced to a sudden drop in blood pressure.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a temporary loss of... faint swoonblackoutcollapseelision

Word family

Derived forms syncopalsyncopatesyncopation

Related forms syncopatecopse

Etymology

From Late Latin syncope, from Ancient Greek synkopē ('a cutting off, a swoon'), from synkoptein ('to cut up, strike together'), from syn- ('together') + koptein ('to cut, strike').

synkopē Ancient Greek kóptein Ancient Greek

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# syncope

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈsɪŋkəpi/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈsɪŋkəpi/

## Meanings
1. a temporary loss of consciousness from low blood flow; also the omission of a syllable

## Examples
- The patient's syncope was traced to a sudden drop in blood pressure.

## Synonyms
- faint
- swoon
- blackout
- collapse
- elision

## Derived Forms
- syncopal
- syncopate
- syncopation

## Related Forms
- syncopate
- copse

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: synkopē
- Root: kóptein

## Etymology
From Late Latin syncope, from Ancient Greek synkopē ('a cutting off, a swoon'), from synkoptein ('to cut up, strike together'), from syn- ('together') + koptein ('to cut, strike').

## AI Etymology
Syncope is from Late Latin syncope, from Ancient Greek synkopē ('a cutting off, a swoon'), from synkoptein ('to cut up, strike together'), from syn- ('together') + koptein ('to cut, strike'). Important recorded forms include synkopē (Ancient Greek) and kóptein (Ancient Greek). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense is largely compositional, with the historical elements narrowing into a stable English lexical item. In current use it covers a temporary loss of consciousness from low blood flow; also the omission of a syllable. The wider family includes derived forms such as syncopal, syncopate, and syncopation and related words such as syncopate and copse.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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