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Meaning of DIZZY

Pronunciation:  'dizee

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 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  lacking seriousness; given to frivolity; "a dizzy blonde"; "light-headed teenagers"; "silly giggles"
  2. [adj]  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"
  3. [v]  make dizzy or giddy; "a dizzying pace"
 
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 Synonyms: airheaded, empty-headed, featherbrained, frivolous, giddy, ill, lightheaded, light-headed, sick, silly, vertiginous, woozy
 
 See Also: alter, change

 

 

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Diz"zy\ (d[i^]z"z[y^]), a. [Compar. {Dizzier}
    (-z[i^]*[~e]r); superl. {Dizziest}.] [OE. dusi, disi, desi,
    foolish, AS. dysig; akin to LG. d["u]sig dizzy, OD. deuzig,
    duyzig, OHG. tusig foolish, OFries. dusia to be dizzy; LG.
    dusel dizziness, duselig, dusselig, D. duizelig, dizzy, Dan.
    d["o]sig drowsy, slepy, d["o]se to make dull, drowsy, d["o]s
    dullness, drowsiness, and to AS. dw[=ae]s foolish, G. thor
    fool. [root]71. Cf. {Daze}, {Doze}.]
    1. Having in the head a sensation of whirling, with a
       tendency to fall; vertiginous; giddy; hence, confused;
       indistinct.
             Alas! his brain was dizzy.            --Drayton.
    2. Causing, or tending to cause, giddiness or vertigo.
             To climb from the brink of Fleet Ditch by a dizzy
             ladder.                               --Macaulay.
    3. Without distinct thought; unreflecting; thoughtless;
       heedless. ``The dizzy multitude.'' --Milton.
    
  2. \Diz"zy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dizzied}; p. pr. & vb. n.
    {Dizzying}.]
    To make dizzy or giddy; to give the vertigo to; to confuse.
          If the jangling of thy bells had not dizzied thy
          understanding.                           --Sir W.
                                                   Scott.
    
 
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Dream Dictionary
 
 Definition: Dreaming that you feel dizzy, symbolizes confusion. You are unable to make a decision or make up your mind about something. Concentrate of a focal point and learn to balance your choices.
 
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