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dizzy

American  
[diz-ee] / ˈdɪz i /

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 British  
/ ˈdɪzɪ /

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. informal foolish or flighty

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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

Other Word Forms

  • dizzily adverb
  • dizziness noun

Etymology

Origin of dizzy

First recorded before 900; Middle English dysy, Old English dysig “foolish”; cognate with Low German düsig “stupefied”

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