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dizziness

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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.

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

dizzi·ly adv.
dizzi·ness n.
dizzy·ing·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.dizzinessdizziness - a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall
symptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
Translations
Spanish dizziness [ˈdɪzɪnɪs] nvértigo
French dizziness [ˈdɪzɪnɪs] nvertige m, étourdissement m
German dizziness [ˈdɪzɪnɪs] nSchwindel m
Italian dizziness [ˈdɪzɪnɪs] nvertigini fpl

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The potato crop had failed; there were no apples to speak of; the hay had been poor; Aurelia had turns of dizziness in her head; Mark had broken his ankle.
Supper being over, the captain lighted his pipe and passed it to his host, who, inhaling the smoke, puffed it through his nostrils so assiduously, that in a little while his head manifested signs of confusion and dizziness.
That foolish dizziness o'ercame me for the nonce, but we can now proceed on our way.
 
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