dizzy

diz·zy

 (dĭz′ē)

adj. diz·zi·er, diz·zi·est

1. Having a whirling sensation and a tendency to fall.

2.

a. Bewildered or confused: "I was dizzy with anger and shame" (Amy Benson).

b. Slang Scatterbrained or silly.

3. Producing or tending to produce giddiness: a dizzy height.

4. Characterized by impulsive haste; very rapid: "There he sat ... gabbing at his usual dizzy pace" (H.L. Mencken).

tr.v. diz·zied, diz·zy·ing, diz·zies

1. To cause to have a whirling sensation.

2. To confuse or bewilder.

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[Middle English dusie, disi, from Old English dysig, foolish.]

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diz′zi·ly adv.

diz′zi·ness n.

diz′zy·ing·ly adv.

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dizzy

(ˈdɪzɪ)

adj, -zier or -ziest

1. affected with a whirling or reeling sensation; giddy

2. (Psychology) mentally confused or bewildered

3. (Psychology) causing or tending to cause vertigo or bewilderment

4. informal foolish or flighty

vb, -zies, -zying or -zied

(tr) to make dizzy

[Old English dysig silly; related to Old High German tusīg weak, Old Norse dos quiet]

ˈdizzily adv

ˈdizziness n

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diz•zy

(ˈdɪz i)

adj. -zi•er, -zi•est, adj.

1. having a sensation of whirling and a tendency to fall; giddy; vertiginous.

2. bewildered; confused.

3. causing giddiness or confusion: a dizzy height.

4. heedless; thoughtless.

5. Informal. foolish; silly.

v.t.

6. to make dizzy.

[before 900; Middle English dysy, Old English dysig foolish]

diz′zi•ly, adv.

diz′zi•ness, n.

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dizzy

Past participle: dizzied
Gerund: dizzying

Imperative

dizzy

dizzy

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	dizzy - make dizzy or giddy; "a dizzying pace" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
Adj.	1.	dizzy - having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling; "had a dizzy spell"; "a dizzy pinnacle"; "had a headache and felt giddy"; "a giddy precipice"; "feeling woozy from the blow on his head"; "a vertiginous climb up the face of the cliff" giddy, vertiginous, woozy ill, sick - affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function; "ill from the monotony of his suffering"
	2.	dizzy - lacking seriousness; given to frivolity; "a dizzy blonde"; "light-headed teenagers"; "silly giggles" airheaded, empty-headed, featherbrained, giddy, lightheaded, light-headed, silly frivolous - not serious in content or attitude or behavior; "a frivolous novel"; "a frivolous remark"; "a frivolous young woman"

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dizzy

adjective

1. giddy, faint, light-headed, swimming, reeling, staggering, shaky, wobbly, off balance, unsteady, vertiginous, woozy (informal), weak at the knees She felt slightly dizzy.

2. confused, dazzled, at sea, bewildered, muddled, bemused, dazed, disorientated, befuddled, light-headed, punch-drunk, fuddled Her wonderful dark good looks and wit made me dizzy.

3. (Informal) scatterbrained, silly, foolish, frivolous, giddy, capricious, forgetful, flighty, light-headed, scatty (Brit. informal), empty-headed, bird-brained (informal), featherbrained, ditzy or ditsy (slang) a charmingly dizzy grandmother

4. steep, towering, soaring, lofty, sky-high, vertiginous, dizzy-making, giddy-making I escalated to the dizzy heights.

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dizzy

adjective

1. Having a sensation of whirling or falling:

giddy, lightheaded, reeling, vertiginous, woozy.

2. Producing dizziness or vertigo:

dizzying, giddy, vertiginous.

3. Slang. Given to lighthearted silliness:

empty-headed, featherbrained, flighty, frivolous, frothy, giddy, harebrained, lighthearted, scatterbrained, silly.

Informal: gaga.

Slang: birdbrained.

verb

To cause to be unclear in mind or intent:

addle, befuddle, bewilder, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fuddle, jumble, mix up, muddle, mystify, perplex, puzzle.

Informal: throw.

Idiom: make one's head reel.

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Translations

دائِخمُسَبِّب الدُّوارمُصاب بِدُوار

mající závraťmít závraťpůsobící závrať

svimmelørrundtosset

schwindeligschwindelerregend

ζαλισμένος

mareadovertiginosomareador

huimaavapyörryksissä olevatyhmä

étourdipris de vertigevertigineux

omamljen

szédítõ

meî svimasvimandi

altezza vertiginosache ha le vertiginistordimentostorditostranito

めまいがする

현기증 나는

galvos svaigimassvaiginamaisvaiginantissvaigulys

apreibisreibinošs

duizelig

svimmelsvimlende

czujący zawrót głowy

tontovertiginoso

испытывающий головокружение

mať závratzávratný

vrtoglav

snurrig

เวียนศีรษะ

baş döndürenbaşı dönenbaşı dönmüşsersemlemiş

chóng mặt

使人头晕的头晕目眩的晕眩的

dizzy

A. [ˈdɪzɪ] ADJ (dizzier (compar) (dizziest (superl)))

1. (= giddy) [person] → mareado
to feel dizzy (because ill, drunk etc) → estar mareado, marearse
if I look down I feel dizzy → si miro hacia abajo me da vértigo
changes in altitude make you dizzy → los cambios de altitud causan mareo or hacen que te mareas
you're making me dizzy → me estás mareando
this drug may make you dizzy → este medicamento puede provocarle mareos
it makes one dizzy to think of it → marea sólo de pensarlo
she had a dizzy spell → tuvo or le dio un mareo
to be dizzy with success → estar borracho de éxito

2. (fig) [pace, speed] → vertiginoso
she rose to the dizzy heights of director's secretary → ascendió ni más ni menos que al puesto de secretaria del director

3. (= scatterbrained) → atolondrado

B. VT (= confuse) → aturdir
they had been dizzied by the pace of technological change → el ritmo del cambio tecnológico les había aturdido

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dizzy

[ˈdɪzi] adj

[person] (physically) to feel dizzy → avoir la tête qui tourne
I feel dizzy → J'ai la tête qui tourne.
to make sb dizzy → donner le vertige à qn

[spell] → de vertige
She keeps having dizzy spells → Elle ne cesse d'avoir des accès de vertige.

[height] → vertigineux/euse
the dizzy heights of ... (fig) → les sommets vertigineux de ...
to reach the dizzy heights of ... → atteindre les sommets vertigineux de ...

(= scatterbrained) [woman] → écervelé(e)

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dizzy

adj (+er)

(= giddy) → schwindelig; I’m (feeling) dizzy → mir ist schwindelig (from von); she started to feel dizzy → ihr wurde schwindelig; dizzy spell → Schwindelanfall m; it makes me dizzy to think of it → mir wird ganz schwindelig bei dem Gedanken; she was dizzy with success → der Erfolg hatte sie benommen gemacht; when you’re dizzy with desire → wenn dir vor Begehren ganz schwindelig ist

(fig) height, speed → schwindelerregend; to rise to dizzy heights → zu schwindelerregenden Höhen aufsteigen

(= foolish) person → hirnlos; action → verrückt; delightfully dizzy → herrlich verrückt; a dizzy blonde → ein dummes Blondchen (inf)

vt person → verwirren

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dizzy

[ˈdɪzɪ] adj (height) → vertiginoso/a
I am or feel dizzy → ho il capogiro, mi gira la testa
to make sb dizzy → far girare la testa a qn
the height made me dizzy → la grande altezza mi ha dato le vertigini

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dizzy

(ˈdizi) adjective

1. giddy or confused. If you spin round and round like that, you'll make yourself dizzy. duiselig, dronk, lighoofdig مُصاب بِدُوار замаян tonto mající závrať schwindelig svimmel; rundtosset; ør ζαλισμένοςmareado oimetu دچار سرگیجه pyörryksissä pris de vertige חָש סְחַרחוֹרֶת भौचक्का omamljen, vrtoglav szédülő pusing með svima (che ha le vertigini) めまいがする 어찔어찔한 apsvaigęs apreibis pening duizeligsvimmel, ør, fortumlet mający zawroty głowy, oszołomiony له خوبه ډكو خوبولى: سربداله، ګي: بې فكره، ګنګس، ډوب tonto ameţit испытывающий головокружение mať závrat vrtoglav ošamućen yr i huvudet, snurrig เวียนศีรษะ başı dönen, sersemlemiş 頭暈目眩的 запаморочливий چکرایا ہوا hoa mắt 头晕目眩的

2. causing dizziness. dizzy heights. duiselingwekkende مُسَبِّب الدُّوار/ الدَّوْخَه зашеметяващ vertiginoso působící závrať schwindelerregend svimlende ιλιγγιώδηςvertiginoso peadpööritav سرگیجه آور huimaava vertigineux גוֹרֶם סְחַרחוֹרֶת चक्कर से आक्रांत uzrokovati vrtoglavicu szédítő memusingkan svimandi vertiginoso 目がくらむような 어지럽게 만드는 svaiginantis reibinošs (par augstumu u.tml.) gayat duizelingwekkendsvimlende powodujący zawroty głowy سربداله vertiginoso ameţitor головокружительный závratný vrtoglav vrtoglav svindlande ทำให้วิงเวียน baş döndüren 使人暈眩的 приголомшливий دوران سر پیدا کرنا chóng mặt; choáng váng 使人头晕的

ˈdizzily adverb

duiselig بِدُوار замаяно aturdidamente závratně schwindelig svimmelt ζαλισμένα vertiginosamente peadpööritavalt با گیجی؛ بطور منگ huimaavasti vertigineusement בְּאוֹפֶן מְסַחרֵר चकराया हुआ vrtoglavo (el)szédülten dengan pusing svimandi; geysilega vertiginosamente くらくらして 어지럽게 svaiginamai reibinoši dengan peningnya duizeligfortumlet, svimlende zawrotnie ګنګس aturdidamente (în mod) ameţitor головокружительно závratne vrtoglavo ošamućeno snurrigt, svindlande อย่างเวียนศีรษะ baş döndürücü şekilde 頭暈目眩地 запаморочливо چکر پیدا کرنے والے انداز میں một cách chóng mặt; choáng váng 头昏眼花地

ˈdizziness noun

duiseligheid دُوار، دَوْخَه замаяност vertigem závrať der Schwindel svimmelhed ζάληmareo, vértigo peapööritus گیجش؛ منگی huimaus vertigeסחרחורת घूमती, चक्कर vrtoglavica szédülés rasa pusing svimi vertigini 目まい 어지러움 galvos svaigimas, svaigulys reibonis kepeningan duizeligheidsvimmelhetzawrót głowy, oszołomienie ګنګس vertigem ameţeală головокружение závrat vrtoglavost ošamućenost yrsel, svindel เวียนศีรษะ baş dönmesi 頭暈目眩 запаморочення دوران سر sự chóng mặt; choáng váng 头昏眼花

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dizzy

→ دائِخ mít závrať svimmel schwindelig ζαλισμένος mareado, vertiginoso pyörryksissä oleva étourdi omamljen stordito めまいがする 현기증 나는 duizelig svimmel czujący zawrót głowy tonto, vertiginoso испытывающий головокружение snurrig เวียนศีรษะ başı dönmüş chóng mặt 晕眩的

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dizzy

a. mareado-a.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

• I feel dizzy → أُشْعُرُ بِدَوْخَةٍ → Točí se mi hlava → Jeg føler mig svimmel → Mir ist schwindelig → Νιώθω ζαλάδα → Tengo mareos → Minua pyörryttää → J'ai la tête qui tourne → Osjećam vrtoglavicu → Ho le vertigini → 私はめまいがします → 어지러워요 → Ik voel me duizelig → Jeg kjenner meg svimmel → Mam zawroty głowy → Eu me sinto tonto → У меня слегка кружится голова → Jag känner mig yr → ฉันรู้สึกเวียนศีรษะ → Başım dönüyor → Tôi thấy chóng mặt → 我感觉晕眩
• I keep having dizzy spells → لا زِلْتُ أُعاني مِنْ الدَوْخَةِ → Mívám záchvaty závratí → Jeg får svimmelhedsanfald → Ich habe immer wieder Schwindelanfälle → Έχω ζαλάδες → Me dan mareos → Saan pyörrytyskohtauksia → J'ai souvent la tête qui tourne → I dalje mi se vrti → Continuo ad avere giramenti di testa → めまいの発作が続いてあります → 현기증이 계속 나요 → Ik ben steeds duizelig → Jeg får ofte svimmelhetsanfall → Zdarzają mi się zawroty głowy → Eu continuo tendo ataques de tontura → Я периодически чувствую головокружение → Jag blir yr hela tiden → ฉันมีอาการเวียนศีรษะบ่อย → Ara ara başım dönüyor → Tôi liên tục bị nhiều đợt chóng mặt → 我一阵阵感到晕眩

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dizzy

adj (comp -zier; super -ziest) mareado; to make (one) — dar(le) mareo

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