sunstroke
6
5.8
- noun
- /ˈsʌnˌstroʊk/
- Specialized
:
golpe de calor
- The doctor warned her that prolonged exposure on hot days could lead to sunstroke.
- get sunstroke
- a touch of sunstroke
- die from sunstroke
Examples
-
Maybe she is suffering from a touch of sunstroke; she doesn't feel very good.
Fiction book (1990) -
I wondered if I could be suffering from sunstroke.
Fiction book (1999) -
Get under the shade... before you get sunstroke.
-
Oh, one of our gardeners got sunstroke yesterday.
-
There have been many expeditions where the most serious injuries were from sunstroke.
Fiction book (1999) -
"I've come down with a sunstroke," he exclaimed.
Academic text (1996) -
Beware of sunstroke.
-
A mother treats her child for suspected sunstroke by "passing down" a plate containing "cooling" items over him seven times and then by bathing him with wet cloths.
Academic text (1996) -
After spending several hours in the sun without a hat, he fainted from sunstroke.
-
Symptoms of sunstroke include dizziness and confusion, often requiring immediate medical attention.
Synonyms
7
4.0
A serious illness when the body gets too hot and cannot cool itself
5
4.0
A condition when you feel dizzy, sick, and weak after being very hot and not drinking enough water
A sudden collapse and feeling faint from being in very hot weather
Sudden collapse from being in very hot sun
A sudden illness from extreme heat that makes you faint and very tired
A dangerous rise in body temperature after being in very hot conditions
How Severe
- Specialized
7
4.0
- Specialized
6
5.8
- Specialized
5
4.0
29
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sunstroke comes from the parts sun and stroke, where stroke was used to mean a sudden 'hit'. So, sunstroke is a serious illness you get when the sun 'hits' you for too long.