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dizzy

[ diz-ee ]

adjective

dizzier, dizziest.
  1. having a sensation of whirling and a tendency to fall; giddy; vertiginous.
  2. causing giddiness or confusion:

    a dizzy height.

  3. Informal. foolish; silly.


verb (used with object)

dizzied, dizzying.
  1. to make dizzy.

dizzy

/ ˈɪɪ /

adjective

  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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to make dizzy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ徱, adverb
  • ˈ徱Ա, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • 徱z· adverb
  • 徱z·Ա noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of dizzy1

First recorded before 900; Middle English dysy, Old English dysig “foolish”; cognate with Low German ü “sٳܱھ”
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of dizzy1

Old English dysig silly; related to Old High German ٳܲī weak, Old Norse dos quiet
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“The Amateur,” in theaters April 11, drops into a dizzying schedule for Fishburne, a strong indicator that although he is marking his 50th anniversary in show business, he shows no sign of slowing down.

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"Normally when you drink too much, you feel good for a while. But that night I just felt extremely dizzy and sleepy right away."

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J, who lives in Mandalay's Mahaaungmyay district, has felt "dizzy from being deprived of sleep", she said.

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Add to that needing to work through the fires that ravaged Los Angeles in January, and you have a dizzying, hilarious sitcom being created under very trying circumstances.

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Is your brain switching back and forth between the two emotions like a dizzying game of tug-of-war, depending on what you are thinking about or experiencing at the time?

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