faintified

An archaic and informal verb form meaning made to feel faint, dizzy, or overwhelmed — typically from shock, heat, or emotional distress. The '-ified' suffix gives it a slightly exaggerated, humorous quality, as if the faintness were imposed from outside. The word appears in 19th-century American literature and dialect writing, often in contexts of overwrought sentiment or comic effect. It is essentially obsolete in modern use but occasionally surfaces in historical fiction or pastiche.