dizzy

[ diz-ee ]
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adjective,diz·zi·er, diz·zi·est.
  1. having a sensation of whirling and a tendency to fall; giddy; vertiginous.

  1. causing giddiness or confusion: a dizzy height.

  2. Informal. foolish; silly.

verb (used with object),diz·zied, diz·zy·ing.
  1. to make dizzy.

Origin of dizzy

1
First recorded before 900; Middle English dysy, Old English dysig “foolish”; cognate with Low German düsig “stupefied”

Other words from dizzy

  • diz·zi·ly, adverb
  • diz·zi·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for dizzy

dizzy

/ (ˈdɪzɪ) /


adjective-zier or -ziest
  1. affected with a whirling or reeling sensation; giddy

  2. mentally confused or bewildered

  1. causing or tending to cause vertigo or bewilderment

  2. informal foolish or flighty

verb-zies, -zying or -zied
  1. (tr) to make dizzy

Origin of dizzy

1
Old English dysig silly; related to Old High German tusīg weak, Old Norse dos quiet

Derived forms of dizzy

  • dizzily, adverb
  • dizziness, noun

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