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Dictionary: diz·zy   (dĭz'ē) pronunciation
adj., -zi·er, -zi·est.
  1. Having a whirling sensation and a tendency to fall. See synonyms at giddy.
  2. Bewildered or confused.
    1. Producing or tending to produce giddiness: a dizzy height.
    2. Caused by giddiness; reeling.
  3. Characterized by impulsive haste; very rapid: "The American language had begun its dizzy onward march before the Revolution" (H.L. Mencken).
  4. Slang. Scatterbrained or silly.
tr.v., -zied, -zy·ing, -zies.
  1. To make dizzy.
  2. To confuse or bewilder.

[Middle English dusie, disi, from Old English dysig, foolish.]

dizzily diz'zi·ly adv.
dizziness diz'zi·ness n.
dizzyingly diz'zy·ing·ly adv.

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adjective

  1. Having a sensation of whirling or falling: giddy, lightheaded, reeling, vertiginous, woozy. See awareness/unawareness.
  2. Producing dizziness or vertigo: dizzying, giddy, vertiginous. See awareness/unawareness.
  3. Given to lighthearted silliness: empty-headed, featherbrained, flighty, frivolous, frothy, giddy, harebrained, lighthearted, scatterbrained, silly. Informal gaga. Slang birdbrained. See ability/inability.

verb

    To cause to be unclear in mind or intent: addle, befuddle, bewilder, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fuddle, jumble, mix up, muddle, mystify, perplex, puzzle. Informal throw. Idioms: make one's headreelswimwhirl. See clear/unclear, feelings.

Antonyms: dizzy
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adj

Definition: flighty, scatterbrained
Antonyms: clear-thinking, sensible, smart

adj

Definition: light-headed, confused
Antonyms: clear, clear-headed, unconfused


Wikipedia: Dizzy
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See also

  • Dizy (disambiguation page)



Translations: Dizzy
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - svimmel, forvirret, svimlende
v. tr. - gøre rundtosset, forvirre

idioms:

  • dizzy heights    svimlende højder

Nederlands (Dutch)
duizelig, verward, wervelend, dwaas, duizelig maken, verwarren

Français (French)
adj. - pris de vertige, écervelé, vertigineux
v. tr. - donner le vertige à, étourdir

idioms:

  • dizzy heights    hauteurs vertigineuses

Deutsch (German)
adj. - schwindelig, schwindelerregend
v. - schwindlig machen

idioms:

  • dizzy heights    schwindelerregende Höhen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ζαλισμένος, σαστισμένος, ιλιγγιώδης
v. - προκαλώ ίλιγγο ή σκοτοδίνη, (μτφ.) ζαλίζω, ζαβλακώνω

idioms:

  • dizzy heights    δυσθεώρητο ύψος

Italiano (Italian)
far girare la testa a, che ha il capogiro, stordito

idioms:

  • dizzy heights    altezza vertiginosa

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - tonto
v. - estontear

idioms:

  • dizzy heights    posição (f) estonteante

Русский (Russian)
испытывающий головокружение, головокружительный

idioms:

  • dizzy heights    головокружительная высота

Español (Spanish)
adj. - mareado, atacado de vértigo, bobo, alelado
v. tr. - marear

idioms:

  • dizzy heights    cumbres vertiginosas

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - yr, förvirrad
v. - göra yr

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
晕眩的, 眼花缭乱的, 使头晕眼花, 使茫然, 使混乱

idioms:

  • dizzy heights    使人发晕的高度

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 暈眩的, 眼花繚亂的
v. tr. - 使頭暈眼花, 使茫然, 使混亂

idioms:

  • dizzy heights    使人發暈的高度

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 어지러운, 흥분한, 바보 같은
v. tr. - 현혹시키다, 현기증 나게 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - めまいがして, 目がくらむような, 愚かな, 目が回る
v. - めまいさせる, めまいがする
n. - ディジー

idioms:

  • dizzy heights    目の回るような高さ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مصاب بالدوار, مسبب للدوار, أحمق, تافه (فعل) يصيب بالدوار, يذهل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮סחרחר, מסחרר‬
v. tr. - ‮בילבל, סיחרר‬


 
 
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