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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 swoon /ˈswun/
 昏暈,暈厥(vi.)昏暈,著迷,漸漸消失

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Swoon v. i. [imp. & p. p. Swooned p. pr. & vb. n. Swooning.]  To sink into a fainting fit, in which there is an apparent suspension of the vital functions and mental powers; to faint; -- often with away.
    The sucklings swoon in the streets of the city.   --Lam. ii. 11.
    The most in years . . . swooned first away for pain.   --Dryden.
    He seemed ready to swoon away in the surprise of joy.   --Tatler.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Swoon, n. A fainting fit; syncope.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 swoon
      n : a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient
          blood to the brain [syn: faint, syncope, deliquium]
      v : pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due
          to a loss of blood supply to the brain [syn: faint, conk,
           pass out]