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dizziness

  • a word derived from dizzy.
    dizzy
    adjective
    having a sensation of whirling and a tendency to fall; giddy; vertiginous.

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Astronauts on previous missions have frequently experienced dizziness or lightheadedness when standing after landing.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

Detained immigrants quickly began experiencing the effects, the lawsuit claimed, including nosebleeds, headaches and dizziness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

She also went to the ER for dizziness and a suspected transient ischemic attack, or mini-stroke, which she said doctors didn’t believe to be connected to the retatrutide.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Bachteler recalls a day in May when her parents flew over from the US and she had to leave a restaurant because of extreme dizziness.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

I closed my eyes against the sickening dizziness.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler