dizziness

[diz-ee]

diz·zy

[diz-ee] adjective, diz·zi·er, diz·zi·est, verb, diz·zied, diz·zy·ing.
adjective
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.
verb (used with object)
6.
to make dizzy.

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Origin:
before 900; Middle English dysy, Old English dysig foolish; cognate with Low German düsig stupefied

diz·zi·ly, adverb
diz·zi·ness, noun
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dizzy (ˈdɪzɪ)
 
adj , -zier, -ziest
1.  affected with a whirling or reeling sensation; giddy
2.  mentally confused or bewildered
3.  causing or tending to cause vertigo or bewilderment
4.  informal foolish or flighty
 
vb , -zier, -ziest, -zies, -zying, -zied
5.  (tr) to make dizzy
 
[Old English dysig silly; related to Old High German tusīg weak, Old Norse dos quiet]
 
'dizzily
 
adv
 
'dizziness
 
n

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dizziness diz·zi·ness (dĭz'ē-nĭs)
n.
A disorienting sensation such as faintness, light-headedness, or unsteadiness.

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