lightheaded
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4.4
- adjective
- /ˈlaɪtˌhɛdɪd/
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- After standing up too quickly, I felt a little lightheaded and had to sit down.
- feel lightheaded
- lightheaded and dizzy
- get lightheaded
Some of us might get lightheaded, some of us might get dizzy.
- Some of us might get lightheaded, some of us might get dizzy.
- I'm getting lightheaded from all this caffeine.
- Many people have too little sodium in their system, salt, and that's why they feel lightheaded.
Examples
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I'm a little lightheaded, but it's getting better.
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Know what to do if you get lightheaded or short of breath or feel an unusual pain in your joints, muscles, or chest.
Academic text (2015) -
I was feeling a little lightheaded today, I thought I might need some red meat.
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For a moment he felt lightheaded, and he caught himself just in time.
Fiction book (1998) -
I'm feeling a little lightheaded.
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If you feel lightheaded or about to be sick, close your eyes and bow your head towards your knees.
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But if any of you still feel the altitude, or you feel lightheaded or anything, then use the oxygen.
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I'm getting lightheaded from all this caffeine.
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In the hours before the race, I'd pace around nervously, feel lightheaded, and have no focus.
Blog text (23) -
His mouth tastes foul from vomit, and he feels lightheaded and terribly thirsty.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
168
1.0
Feeling like the room or world is turning and you may fall
38
2.7
Feeling weak and about to lose consciousness
29
5.7
Feeling dizzy and unsteady, as if you might faint
16
7.7
Feeling weak and as if about to faint
15
4.2
Feeling dizzy and weak like you might faint
1
8.6
Feeling dizzy and light-headed and unable to think clearly
1
6.0
Feeling dizzy as if things are turning around you
Antonyms
How Dizzy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Lightheaded paints a simple image: your head feels light ('not heavy'), as if it is floating, which can make you dizzy or faint. So, lightheaded means feeling weak or dizzy and not fully conscious.