dizziness

diz·zy  (dz)

adj. diz·zi·er, diz·zi·est

1. Having a whirling sensation and a tendency to fall. See Synonyms at giddy.

2. Bewildered or confused.

3.

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

b. Caused by giddiness; reeling.

4. Characterized by impulsive haste; very rapid: "The American language had begun its dizzy onward march before the Revolution" (H.L. Mencken).

5. Slang Scatterbrained or silly.

tr.v. diz·zied, diz·zy·ing, diz·zies

1. To make dizzy.

2. To confuse or bewilder.

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

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dizzi·ly adv.

dizzi·ness n.

dizzy·ing·ly adv.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

dizziness - a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall lightheadedness, vertigo, giddiness symptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease

Translations

dizziness [ˈdɪzɪnɪs] N (gen) → mareo m; (caused by height) → vértigo m
to have an attack of dizziness → tener or sufrir un mareo

dizziness [ˈdɪzinɪs] n → vertige m, étourdissement m

dizziness

n → Schwindel m; bout or fit of dizziness → Schwindelanfall m

dizziness [ˈdɪzɪnɪs] n → capogiro, vertigini fpl
an attack of dizziness → un capogiro

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dizziness [ˈdɪzɪnɪs] n → capogiro, vertigini fpl
an attack of dizziness → un capogiro