dizzy
Americanadjective
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having a sensation of whirling and a tendency to fall; giddy; vertiginous.
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causing giddiness or confusion.
a dizzy height.
verb (used with object)
adjective
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affected with a whirling or reeling sensation; giddy
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mentally confused or bewildered
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causing or tending to cause vertigo or bewilderment
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informal foolish or flighty
verb
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”
Example Sentences
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Duane, who was already dizzy from the jumping, was now finding the hare’s quick, clipped way of talking equally unbalancing, not to mention all the twitches and tics that accompanied her speech.
From Literature
He was so dizzy from that whirlwind I had put him through he couldn’t seem to do anything.
From Literature
I felt dizzy on my feet and steadied myself for a moment.
From Literature
An obsession with artificial intelligence powered the stock market to dizzying heights.
In a time where every “smart” device is marketed with dizzying arrays of features, that simplicity can feel downright revolutionary.
From Los Angeles Times
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