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Definition: | (noun) A mistake that results from taking one thing to be another. |
Synonyms: | confusion |
Usage: | Due to a mix-up over travel arrangements, I missed my flight and had to rent a car and drive the 700 miles home. |
![]() ![]() VertigoDerived from a Latin phrase meaning "a condition of turning about," the term vertigo is used in medical circles to describe the sensation of spinning or swaying while the body is stationary. Usually associated with a disturbance in the inner ear balance mechanism, the brain, or nerve connections between the two, vertigo is a major symptom of a balance disorder. There are two types of vertigo: subjective and objective. What is the difference between the two? More... Discuss |
![]() ![]() West German Chancellor Willy Brandt Resigns (1974)Brandt fled his native Germany for Norway after the rise of the Nazis in the 1930s. Returning after the war, he became involved in politics and, in 1969, was elected chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany. As chancellor, he greatly improved relations with East Germany, the Soviet Union, and Poland, and in 1971 he received the Nobel Peace Prize. In 1974, he was forced to resign after an embarrassing scandal in which one of his close aides was exposed as what? More... Discuss |
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