Havana syndrome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An illness of disputed cause, producing symptoms of vertigo, nausea, ear-popping, headaches, and traumatic brain injury, experienced by US ambassadors and agents abroad.

Word forms

Havana syndrome

Etymology

From the first encounter being reported in Havana, the capital of Cuba.

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