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falling sickness

falling sickness noun: epilepsy.

Noun

falling sickness (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) Epilepsy.
    • Casca. He fell down in the market-place, and foamed at mouth, and was speechless.
      Brutus. 'T is very like: he hath the falling sickness.1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Iulius Cæsar”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

falling sickness meaning in Tamil

falling sickness in Tamil

காக்கைவலி

Forms of falling sickness

alternative formfalling-sickness

Origin of falling sickness

Compare these noncognates: Old English fiellesēocnes, German Fallsucht.

Questions about falling sickness

What does falling sickness mean?
Falling sickness means epilepsy.
What is falling sickness in Tamil?
Falling sickness in Tamil is காக்கைவலி. See Falling sickness meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is falling sickness?
Falling sickness is a noun.

Words near falling sickness in the dictionary

  1. falling over oneself
  2. falling pregnant
  3. falling prey
  4. falling short
  5. falling sick
  6. falling sickness
  7. falling silent
  8. falling star
  9. falling stars
  10. falling through
  11. falling through the cracks

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