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   dizzy

   /ˈdɪzi/

   adjective

   • 1. having or involving a sensation of spinning around and losing one's balance: "Jonathan had begun to suffer dizzy spells" Similar giddylight-headedfaintweakweak at the kneesunsteadyshakywobblyoff-balancereelingstaggeringtotteringteeteringinformal:woozywith legs like jellywith rubbery legsrare:vertiginousdazedconfusedmuddledbefuddledbewildereddisorienteddisorientatedstupefiedgroggyinformal:woozymuzzydopeywoollywoolly-headednot with itdiscombobulatedOpposite clear-headed
   • ▪ causing a disorienting sensation of spinning around and losing one's balance: "a sheer, dizzy drop" Similar giddy-makingdizzy-makingcausing dizzinesscausing giddinessrare:vertiginous
   • ▪ silly or scatterbrained (typically used of a woman): "a dizzy blonde" Similar sillyfoolishgiddylight-headedscatterbrainedfeather-brainedhare-brainedempty-headedvacuousstupidbrainlessskittishflightyficklecapriciouswhimsicalinconstantinformal:dippydopeynuttydappybattydottyscattyditzyOpposite sensibleintelligent

   verb

   • 1. make (someone) feel unsteady, confused, or amazed: "her nearness dizzied him"

   Word Origin Old Englishdysig ‘foolish’, of West Germanic origin; related to Low German dusig, dösig ‘giddy’ and Old High German tusic ‘foolish, weak’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. dizzily adverb

   Scrabble Points: 27

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDIZZY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   feeling as if everything is turning around, and that you are not able to balance and may fall over: Going without sleep for a long time makes me feel dizzy and light-headed. dizzy with I felt dizzy with excitement as I went up to collect the award. Fewer examples.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › dizzyDizzy Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   1. : foolish, silly. 2. a. : having a whirling sensation in the head with a tendency to fall. b. : mentally confused. 3. a. : causing giddiness or mental confusion. dizzy heights. b. : caused by or marked by giddiness. c. : extremely rapid. prices climbing at a dizzy rate. dizzily. ˈdi-zə-lē. adverb. dizziness.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDIZZY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   You can use dizzy to describe someone who is careless and forgets things, but is easy to like. She is famed for playing dizzy blondes. ...a charmingly dizzy great-grandmother.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDIZZY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   DIZZY meaning: 1. feeling as if everything is turning around, and that you are not able to balance and may fall…. Learn more.

6. www.dictionary.com › browse › dizzyDIZZY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Dizzy definition: having a sensation of whirling and a tendency to fall; giddy; vertiginous. . See examples of DIZZY used in a sentence.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › dizzyDizzy - definition of dizzy by The Free Dictionary

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   1. affected with a whirling or reeling sensation; giddy. 2. (Psychology) mentally confused or bewildered. 3. (Psychology) causing or tending to cause vertigo or bewilderment. 4. informal foolish or flighty.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › dizzyDizzy - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling. “had a dizzy spell” “a dizzy pinnacle” synonyms: giddy, vertiginous, woozy. ill, sick. affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function. adjective. lacking seriousness; given to frivolity.