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diz·zy

(dĭz′ē)

adj. diz·zi·er, diz·zi·est

1. Having a whirling sensation and a tendency to fall.

a. Bewildered or confused: "I was dizzy with anger and shame" (Amy Benson).

b. Slang Scatterbrained or silly.

3. Producing or tending to produce giddiness: a dizzy height.

4. Characterized by impulsive haste; very rapid: "There he sat ... gabbing at his usual dizzy pace" (H.L. Mencken).

tr.v. diz·zied, diz·zy·ing, diz·zies

1. To cause to have a whirling sensation.

2. To confuse or bewilder.

[Middle English dusie, disi, from Old English dysig, foolish.]

diz′zi·ly adv.

diz′zi·ness n.

diz′zy·ing·ly adv.

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dizzy

(ˈdɪzɪ)

adj, -zier or -ziest

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

vb, -zies, -zying or -zied

(tr) to make dizzy

[Old English dysig silly; related to Old High German tusīg weak, Old Norse dos quiet]

ˈdizzily adv

ˈdizziness n

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diz•zy

(ˈdɪz i)

adj. -zi•er, -zi•est, adj.

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.

v.t.

6. to make dizzy.

[before 900; Middle English dysy, Old English dysig foolish]

diz′zi•ly, adv.

diz′zi•ness, n.

dizzy

Past participle: dizzied
Gerund: dizzying

Imperative
dizzy
dizzy

Present
I dizzy
you dizzy
he/she/it dizzies
we dizzy
you dizzy
they dizzy

Preterite
I dizzied
you dizzied
he/she/it dizzied
we dizzied
you dizzied
they dizzied

Present Continuous
I am dizzying
you are dizzying
he/she/it is dizzying
we are dizzying
you are dizzying
they are dizzying

Present Perfect
I have dizzied
you have dizzied
he/she/it has dizzied
we have dizzied
you have dizzied
they have dizzied

Past Continuous
I was dizzying
you were dizzying
he/she/it was dizzying
we were dizzying
you were dizzying
they were dizzying

Past Perfect
I had dizzied
you had dizzied
he/she/it had dizzied
we had dizzied
you had dizzied
they had dizzied

Future
I will dizzy
you will dizzy
he/she/it will dizzy
we will dizzy
you will dizzy
they will dizzy

Future Perfect
I will have dizzied
you will have dizzied
he/she/it will have dizzied
we will have dizzied
you will have dizzied
they will have dizzied

Future Continuous
I will be dizzying
you will be dizzying
he/she/it will be dizzying
we will be dizzying
you will be dizzying
they will be dizzying

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been dizzying
you have been dizzying
he/she/it has been dizzying
we have been dizzying
you have been dizzying
they have been dizzying

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been dizzying
you will have been dizzying
he/she/it will have been dizzying
we will have been dizzying
you will have been dizzying
they will have been dizzying

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been dizzying
you had been dizzying
he/she/it had been dizzying
we had been dizzying
you had been dizzying
they had been dizzying

Conditional
I would dizzy
you would dizzy
he/she/it would dizzy
we would dizzy
you would dizzy
they would dizzy

Past Conditional
I would have dizzied
you would have dizzied
he/she/it would have dizzied
we would have dizzied
you would have dizzied
they would have dizzied

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Verb	1.	dizzy - make dizzy or giddy; "a dizzying pace" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
Adj.	1.	dizzy - having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling; "had a dizzy spell"; "a dizzy pinnacle"; "had a headache and felt giddy"; "a giddy precipice"; "feeling woozy from the blow on his head"; "a vertiginous climb up the face of the cliff" ill, sick - affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function; "ill from the monotony of his suffering"
	2.	dizzy - lacking seriousness; given to frivolity; "a dizzy blonde"; "light-headed teenagers"; "silly giggles" frivolous - not serious in content or attitude or behavior; "a frivolous novel"; "a frivolous remark"; "a frivolous young woman"

dizzy

adjective

1. giddy, faint, light-headed, swimming, reeling, staggering, shaky, wobbly, off balance, unsteady, vertiginous, woozy (informal), weak at the knees She felt slightly dizzy.

2. confused, dazzled, at sea, bewildered, muddled, bemused, dazed, disorientated, befuddled, light-headed, punch-drunk, fuddled Her wonderful dark good looks and wit made me dizzy.

3. (Informal) scatterbrained, silly, foolish, frivolous, giddy, capricious, forgetful, flighty, light-headed, scatty (Brit. informal), empty-headed, bird-brained (informal), featherbrained, ditzy or ditsy (slang) a charmingly dizzy grandmother

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dizzy

adjective

1. Having a sensation of whirling or falling:

2. Producing dizziness or vertigo:

3. Slang. Given to lighthearted silliness:

verb

To cause to be unclear in mind or intent:

addle, befuddle, bewilder, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fuddle, jumble, mix up, muddle, mystify, perplex, puzzle.

Idiom: make one's head reel.

Translations

دائِخمُسَبِّب الدُّوارمُصاب بِدُوار

mající závraťmít závraťpůsobící závrať

svimmelørrundtosset

huimaavapyörryksissä olevatyhmä

omamljen

szédítõ

meî svimasvimandi

めまいがする

현기증 나는

galvos svaigimassvaiginamaisvaiginantissvaigulys

apreibisreibinošs

mať závratzávratný

vrtoglav

snurrig

เวียนศีรษะ

chóng mặt

dizzy

A. [ˈdɪzɪ] ADJ (dizzier (compar) (dizziest (superl)))

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

dizzy

[ˈdɪzi] adj

(= scatterbrained) [woman] → écervelé(e)

dizzy

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

dizzy

(ˈdizi) adjective

1. giddy or confused. If you spin round and round like that, you'll make yourself dizzy.

2. causing dizziness. dizzy heights.

ˈdizzily adverbˈdizziness noun

dizzy

→ دائِخ mít závrať svimmel schwindelig ζαλισμένος mareado, vertiginoso pyörryksissä oleva étourdi omamljen stordito めまいがする 현기증 나는 duizelig svimmel czujący zawrót głowy tonto, vertiginoso испытывающий головокружение snurrig เวียนศีรษะ başı dönmüş chóng mặt 晕眩的

dizzy

adj (comp -zier; super -ziest) mareado; to make (one) — dar(le) mareo