dizzy
dizzy [dizzy dizzies dizzied dizzying dizzier dizziest] BrE [ˈdɪzi] NAmE [ˈdɪzi] adjective (diz·ziest, diz·zi·est)
1. feeling as if everything is spinning around you and that you are not able to balance
Syn: ↑giddy
•Climbing so high made me feel dizzy.
•I suffer from dizzy spells (= short periods when I am ↑dizzy ).
2. making you feel dizzy; making you feel that a situation is changing very fast
Syn: ↑giddy
•the dizzy descent from the summit
•the dizzy pace of life in Hong Kong
3. (informal, especially NAmE)silly or stupid
Syn: ↑giddy
•a dizzy blonde
Idiom: ↑dizzy heights
Derived Words: ↑dizzily ▪ ↑dizziness
Word Origin:
Old English dysig ‘foolish’, of West Germanic origin; related to Low German dusig, dösig ‘giddy’ and Old High German tusic ‘foolish, weak’.
Example Bank:
•He was all right, just a bit dizzy, that's all.
•She felt almost dizzy with happiness.
•Some of the fairground rides can make you quite dizzy.
•Almost dizzy with relief, she smiled broadly.
•Climbing so high made me feel dizzy.
•I suffer from dizzy spells.
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