dizzy
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1.0
- adjective
- /ˈdɪzi/
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mareado
- After spinning around in circles, I felt incredibly dizzy and had to sit down.
- feel dizzy
- a dizzy spell
- get dizzy
The noise in the traffic lights make me dizzy.
- The noise in the traffic lights make me dizzy.
- Some of us might get lightheaded, some of us might get dizzy.
- I was getting dizzy spells, I was getting nausea, I was getting headaches.
- I went to Belarus and played against Kleb and these boys right in Belarus and came off the pitch dizzy because we got popped by Belarus.
Examples
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Yeah, I think I'm still dizzy from the ride.
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Oh, God, I'm so dizzy right now, I can't even stand up.
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I just get a little dizzy sometimes.
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This water is making me dizzy.
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I still feel a little dizzy.
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It's making me feel dizzy.
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I get dizzy in high heels.
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I feel tired, dizzy, and unable to concentrate at work while working with computers.
Academic text (2004) -
My legs felt numb, and I was dizzy as I tried to stand.
Fiction book (1992) -
I feel dizzy.
Synonyms
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4.1
Unable to think clearly or know where you are
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4.0
Feeling unsteady in body or mind after something sudden
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5.7
Feeling dizzy and unsteady, as if you might faint
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4.4
Feeling dizzy and as if you might faint
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4.9
Feeling dizzy and as if you might fall
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8.8
Feeling dizzy and unsteady, as if the world is moving
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8.6
Feeling dizzy and light-headed and unable to think clearly
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6.0
Feeling dizzy as if things are turning around you
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7.7
Feeling dizzy after spinning or excitement
Antonyms
Compounds
How Dizzy
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dizzy comes from an old English word dysig meaning 'giddy' or 'foolish', which is like our modern word giddy. Think of your head spinning and feeling light and unsteady, and that is why dizzy means feeling you might fall or faint.