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dizzy

[diz-ee]

adjective

dizzier, dizziest 
  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)

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. informalfoolish 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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Other 51Թ Forms

  • dizzily adverb
  • dizziness noun
  • ˈ徱 adverb
  • ˈ徱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 administration's shock and awe strategy has left the country dizzy.

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I felt the dizzy rush of adrenaline send my heart into palpitations as long-dormant hope sprang forth from that simple smile.

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The court heard the witnesses had said people thought it was a "freak accident" as he was smoking and he fell and there was some question about him being drunk or dizzy.

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This paradox has left many, white Americans in particular, dizzy as they are forced to confront the harmful consequences caused by their belief in a country that never existed.

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The Trump administration’s dizzying array of executive orders and other directives focused on higher education has been especially overwhelming for international students and faculty.

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