Aswooned

/əˈswuːnd/ adjective

Definition

Having fainted or lost consciousness; in a swoon or state of fainting.

Etymology

From 'aswoon' plus '-ed' (past participle ending), from the same roots as swoon, creating an adjective for the completed state of fainting.

Kelly Says

The aswooned maiden lying in her lover's arms became such a common trope in Romantic poetry that the word itself feels operatic and melodramatic now.

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