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diz·zy

 (dĭz′ē)
adj. diz·zi·er, diz·zi·est
1. Having a whirling sensation and a tendency to fall.
2.
a. Bewildered or confused: "I was dizzy with anger and shame" (Amy Benson).
b. Slang Scatterbrained or silly.
3. Producing or tending to produce giddiness: a dizzy height.
4. Characterized by impulsive haste; very rapid: "There he sat ... gabbing at his usual dizzy pace" (H.L. Mencken).
tr.v. diz·zied, diz·zy·ing, diz·zies
1. To cause to have a whirling sensation.
2. To confuse or bewilder.
[Middle English dusie, disi, from Old English dysig, foolish.]
diz′zi·ly adv.
diz′zi·ness n.
diz′zy·ing·ly adv.
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dizzy

(ˈdɪzɪ)
adj, -zier or -ziest
1. affected with a whirling or reeling sensation; giddy
2. (Psychology) mentally confused or bewildered
3. (Psychology) causing or tending to cause vertigo or bewilderment
4. informal foolish or flighty
vb, -zies, -zying or -zied
(tr) to make dizzy
[Old English dysig silly; related to Old High German tusīg weak, Old Norse dos quiet]
ˈdizzily adv
ˈdizziness n
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diz•zy

(ˈdɪz i)

adj. -zi•er, -zi•est, adj.
1. having a sensation of whirling and a tendency to fall; giddy; vertiginous.
2. bewildered; confused.
3. causing giddiness or confusion: a dizzy height.
4. heedless; thoughtless.
5. Informal. foolish; silly.
v.t.
6. to make dizzy.
[before 900; Middle English dysy, Old English dysig foolish]
diz′zi•ly, adv.
diz′zi•ness, n.
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dizzy


Past participle: dizzied
Gerund: dizzying

Imperative
dizzy
dizzy
Present
I dizzy
you dizzy
he/she/it dizzies
we dizzy
you dizzy
they dizzy
Preterite
I dizzied
you dizzied
he/she/it dizzied
we dizzied
you dizzied
they dizzied
Present Continuous
I am dizzying
you are dizzying
he/she/it is dizzying
we are dizzying
you are dizzying
they are dizzying
Present Perfect
I have dizzied
you have dizzied
he/she/it has dizzied
we have dizzied
you have dizzied
they have dizzied
Past Continuous
I was dizzying
you were dizzying
he/she/it was dizzying
we were dizzying
you were dizzying
they were dizzying
Past Perfect
I had dizzied
you had dizzied
he/she/it had dizzied
we had dizzied
you had dizzied
they had dizzied
Future
I will dizzy
you will dizzy
he/she/it will dizzy
we will dizzy
you will dizzy
they will dizzy
Future Perfect
I will have dizzied
you will have dizzied
he/she/it will have dizzied
we will have dizzied
you will have dizzied
they will have dizzied
Future Continuous
I will be dizzying
you will be dizzying
he/she/it will be dizzying
we will be dizzying
you will be dizzying
they will be dizzying
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been dizzying
you have been dizzying
he/she/it has been dizzying
we have been dizzying
you have been dizzying
they have been dizzying
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been dizzying
you will have been dizzying
he/she/it will have been dizzying
we will have been dizzying
you will have been dizzying
they will have been dizzying
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been dizzying
you had been dizzying
he/she/it had been dizzying
we had been dizzying
you had been dizzying
they had been dizzying
Conditional
I would dizzy
you would dizzy
he/she/it would dizzy
we would dizzy
you would dizzy
they would dizzy
Past Conditional
I would have dizzied
you would have dizzied
he/she/it would have dizzied
we would have dizzied
you would have dizzied
they would have dizzied
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.dizzy - make dizzy or giddy; "a dizzying pace"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
Adj.1.dizzy - having or causing a whirling sensationdizzy - 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"
giddy, vertiginous, woozy
ill, sick - affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function; "ill from the monotony of his suffering"
2.dizzy - lacking seriousnessdizzy - lacking seriousness; given to frivolity; "a dizzy blonde"; "light-headed teenagers"; "silly giggles"
airheaded, empty-headed, featherbrained, giddy, lightheaded, light-headed, silly
frivolous - not serious in content or attitude or behavior; "a frivolous novel"; "a frivolous remark"; "a frivolous young woman"
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dizzy

adjective
1. giddy, faint, light-headed, swimming, reeling, staggering, shaky, wobbly, off balance, unsteady, vertiginous, woozy (informal), weak at the knees She felt slightly dizzy.
2. confused, dazzled, at sea, bewildered, muddled, bemused, dazed, disorientated, befuddled, light-headed, punch-drunk, fuddled Her wonderful dark good looks and wit made me dizzy.
3. (Informal) scatterbrained, silly, foolish, frivolous, giddy, capricious, forgetful, flighty, light-headed, scatty (Brit. informal), empty-headed, bird-brained (informal), featherbrained, ditzy or ditsy (slang) a charmingly dizzy grandmother
4. steep, towering, soaring, lofty, sky-high, vertiginous, dizzy-making, giddy-making I escalated to the dizzy heights.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

dizzy

adjective
1. Having a sensation of whirling or falling:
giddy, lightheaded, reeling, vertiginous, woozy.
2. Producing dizziness or vertigo:
dizzying, giddy, vertiginous.
3. Slang. Given to lighthearted silliness:
empty-headed, featherbrained, flighty, frivolous, frothy, giddy, harebrained, lighthearted, scatterbrained, silly.
Informal: gaga.
Slang: birdbrained.
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.
Idiom: make one's head reel.
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Translations
دائِخمُسَبِّب الدُّوارمُصاب بِدُوار
mající závraťmít závraťpůsobící závrať
svimmelørrundtosset
huimaavapyörryksissä olevatyhmä
omamljen
szédítõ
meî svimasvimandi
めまいがする
현기증 나는
galvos svaigimassvaiginamaisvaiginantissvaigulys
apreibisreibinošs
mať závratzávratný
vrtoglav
snurrig
เวียนศีรษะ
baş döndürenbaşı dönenbaşı dönmüşsersemlemiş
chóng mặt

dizzy

A. [ˈdɪzɪ] ADJ (dizzier (compar) (dizziest (superl)))
1. (= giddy) [person] → mareado
to feel dizzy (because ill, drunk etc) → estar mareado, marearse
if I look down I feel dizzy → si miro hacia abajo me da vértigo
changes in altitude make you dizzy → los cambios de altitud causan mareo or hacen que te mareas
you're making me dizzy → me estás mareando
this drug may make you dizzy → este medicamento puede provocarle mareos
it makes one dizzy to think of it → marea sólo de pensarlo
she had a dizzy spell → tuvo or le dio un mareo
to be dizzy with success → estar borracho de éxito
2. (fig) [pace, speed] → vertiginoso
she rose to the dizzy heights of director's secretary → ascendió ni más ni menos que al puesto de secretaria del director
3. (= scatterbrained) → atolondrado
B. VT (= confuse) → aturdir
they had been dizzied by the pace of technological change → el ritmo del cambio tecnológico les había aturdido
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

dizzy

[ˈdɪzi] adj
[person] (physically) to feel dizzy → avoir la tête qui tourne
I feel dizzy → J'ai la tête qui tourne.
to make sb dizzy → donner le vertige à qn
[spell] → de vertige
She keeps having dizzy spells → Elle ne cesse d'avoir des accès de vertige.
[height] → vertigineux/euse
the dizzy heights of ... (fig) → les sommets vertigineux de ...
to reach the dizzy heights of ... → atteindre les sommets vertigineux de ...
(= scatterbrained) [woman] → écervelé(e)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

dizzy

adj (+er)
(= giddy) → schwindelig; I’m (feeling) dizzy → mir ist schwindelig (from von); she started to feel dizzy → ihr wurde schwindelig; dizzy spell → Schwindelanfall m; it makes me dizzy to think of it → mir wird ganz schwindelig bei dem Gedanken; she was dizzy with success → der Erfolg hatte sie benommen gemacht; when you’re dizzy with desire → wenn dir vor Begehren ganz schwindelig ist
(fig) height, speed → schwindelerregend; to rise to dizzy heights → zu schwindelerregenden Höhen aufsteigen
(= foolish) person → hirnlos; action → verrückt; delightfully dizzy → herrlich verrückt; a dizzy blonde → ein dummes Blondchen (inf)
vt person → verwirren
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

dizzy

[ˈdɪzɪ] adj (height) → vertiginoso/a
I am or feel dizzy → ho il capogiro, mi gira la testa
to make sb dizzy → far girare la testa a qn
the height made me dizzy → la grande altezza mi ha dato le vertigini
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

dizzy

(ˈdizi) adjective
1. giddy or confused. If you spin round and round like that, you'll make yourself dizzy.
2. causing dizziness. dizzy heights.
ˈdizzily adverb
ˈdizziness noun
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

dizzy

→ دائِخ mít závrať svimmel schwindelig ζαλισμένος mareado, vertiginoso pyörryksissä oleva étourdi omamljen stordito めまいがする 현기증 나는 duizelig svimmel czujący zawrót głowy tonto, vertiginoso испытывающий головокружение snurrig เวียนศีรษะ başı dönmüş chóng mặt 晕眩的
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

dizzy

a. mareado-a.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
Collins Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

dizzy

adj (comp -zier; super -ziest) mareado; to make (one) — dar(le) mareo
English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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