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   Diz·zy

   /ˈdizē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. having or involving a sensation of spinning around and losing one's balance: "Jonathan had begun to suffer dizzy spells" Similar giddylightheadedfaintweakweak at the kneesunsteadyshakywobblyoff-balancereelingstaggeringtotteringteeteringinformal:woozywith legs like jellywith rubbery legsrare:vertiginousdazedconfusedmuddledbefuddledbewildereddisorienteddisorientatedstupefiedgroggyinformal:woozymuzzydopeywoollywoolly-headednot with itdiscombobulatedOpposite clearheaded
   • ▪ causing a disorienting sensation of spinning around and losing one's balance: "a sheer, dizzy drop" Similar giddy-makingdizzy-makingcausing dizzinesscausing giddinessrare:vertiginous
   • ▪ silly or scatterbrained (typically used of a woman): "a dizzy blonde" Similar sillyfoolishgiddylightheadedscatterbrainedfeatherbrainedharebrainedempty-headedvacuousstupidbrainlessskittishflightyficklecapriciouswhimsicalinconstantinformal:dippydopeynuttydappybattydottyscattyditzyOpposite sensibleintelligent

   verb

   • 1. make (someone) feel unsteady, confused, or amazed: "her nearness dizzied him"

   Word Origin Old Englishdysig ‘foolish’, of West Germanic origin; related to Low German dusig, dösig ‘giddy’ and Old High German tusic ‘foolish, weak’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. dizzily adverb

   Scrabble Points: 27

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDIZZY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   feeling as if everything is turning around, and that you are not able to balance and may fall over: Going without sleep for a long time makes me feel dizzy and light-headed. dizzy with I felt dizzy with excitement as I went up to collect the award. Fewer examples.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDIZZY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   feeling as if everything is turning around, and that you are not able to balance and may fall over: Going without sleep for a long time makes me feel dizzy and light-headed. dizzy with I felt dizzy with excitement as I went up to collect the award. Fewer examples.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › dizzyDIZZY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Dizzy definition: having a sensation of whirling and a tendency to fall; giddy; vertiginous. . See examples of DIZZY used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishDIZZY | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   DIZZY definition: feeling like everything is turning round, so that you feel sick or as if you might fall. Learn more.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryDIZZY definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary

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   4 days ago · 1. adjective. If you feel dizzy, you feel that you are losing your balance and are about to fall. Her head still hurt, and she felt slightly dizzy and disoriented. dizziness uncountable noun. His head injury causes dizziness and nausea. 2. adjective.

7. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › dizzydizzy | meaning of dizzy in Longman Dictionary of ...

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   dizzy meaning, definition, what is dizzy: feeling unable to stand steadily, for ex...: Learn more.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › american_english › dizzydizzy adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

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   Definition of dizzy adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

9. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › dizzinessDizziness Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of DIZZY is foolish, silly. How to use dizzy in a sentence. foolish, silly; having a whirling sensation in the head with a tendency to fall; mentally confused…

10. en.m.wiktionary.org › wiki › dizzydizzy - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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    6 days ago · Experiencing a sensation of whirling and of being giddy, unbalanced, or lightheaded . I stood up too fast and felt dizzy. Producing giddiness . Synonym: dizzying. We climbed to a dizzy height. Empty-headed, scatterbrained or frivolous; ditzy . My new secretary is a dizzy blonde. ( UK dialectal, Yorkshire) simple, half-witted .

11. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordDIZZY - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

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    Definitions of 'dizzy' 1. If you feel dizzy, you feel that you are losing your balance and are about to fall. [...] 2. You can use dizzy to describe someone who is careless and forgets things, but is easy to like. [...] 3. If something dizzies you, it causes you to feel unsteady or confused. [...] More. Conjugations of 'dizzy'