The Collaborative International Dictionary
Fainting fit
Fainting \Faint"ing\, n. Syncope, or loss of consciousness owing to a sudden arrest of the blood supply to the brain, the face becoming pallid, the respiration feeble, and the heat's beat weak.
Fainting fit, a fainting or swoon; syncope. [Colloq.]
Usage examples of "fainting fit".
She ran into the next room for some aromatic essence with which to rouse her mother from her fainting fit.