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to dizzy

to dizzy

7 2.8
To make someone feel unsteady and as if the room is turning
  • verb
  • /ˈdɪzi/
translation icon : marear
  • The sudden changes in temperature left me feeling dizzy and lightheaded.
  • dizzying pace
  • dizzying heights
  • dizzying rate

Examples

  • We'll make them dizzy looking for you, Annie.

    Big City (1937)

  • It makes you dizzy just looking at them.

    High Sierra (1941)

  • You dizzy?

    Soul Men (2008)

  • The dance was spinning quickly and dizzying, and he couldn't even try to keep up.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • Standing so quickly dizzied him but did not weaken his wits or dull his awareness of the movements around him.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • The roller coaster ride made him feel dizzy and disoriented as it twisted and turned.

  • After spinning in circles for too long, she felt dizzy and had to sit down.

Synonyms

to disorient
vsto dizzy
22 5.2

To make a person feel confused about where they are or what to do

describes feeling physically unsteady and likely to lose balance rather than only direction loss
to discombobulate
vsto dizzy
  • Informal
6 9.9

To confuse someone so they cannot think clearly

focuses on physical imbalance and risk of falling rather than general bewilderment
to throw off balance
vsto dizzy
4 5.4

To make someone feel confused or unsure after a sudden change

means to make someone feel physically unstable or likely to lose balance instead
to make your head spin
vsto dizzy
  • Informal
4 7.0

To leave someone feeling overwhelmed or confused by too much information

creates physical unsteadiness and a feeling of losing balance rather than only being overwhelmed
to make head spin
vsto dizzy
  • Informal
3 7.4

To cause someone to feel confused or overwhelmed by too much information

produces unsteady balance and a sense of possibly losing one's footing rather than only overwhelm
to daze
vsto dizzy
2 4.3

To make someone confused and unable to think clearly

describes a shaky unsteady feeling like one might fall rather than only mental fog
to disorientate
vsto dizzy
  • UK
5.7

To make someone lose their sense of direction or feel confused

describes physical unsteadiness and risk of falling rather than mere direction confusion

Antonyms

to stabilize
  • US
75 4.3

To become steady and stop changing

Compounds

feeling dizzy
16 3.8

Your body or the room seems to spin and you may lose balance

How Dizzy

to stun
11 3.0
to daze
2 4.3
to dizzy
7 2.8
to disorient
22 5.2

Surface Forms

dizzy infinitive
dizzied past
dizzied past participle
dizzying present participle
dizzies third person singular

Etymology

Dizzy as a verb comes from the adjective dizzy and the old English dysig which meant 'giddy' or 'foolish'. So to dizzy someone is to make them feel that spinning, unsteady 'giddy' feeling.