Also means
fraud, swindle
Usage Note
Schwindel means dizziness or vertigo as a symptom, and is mostly used without a plural. The same word colloquially means a swindle or fraud, so context tells the senses apart; medically you may also hear Schwindelgefühl.
Examples
"Beim Aufstehen überkam ihn ein heftiger Schwindel."
Natural Translation
On standing up he was overcome by severe dizziness.
Literal Translation
At-the standing-up overcame him a severe dizziness.

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