dizzy
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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
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Verb | 1. | dizzy - make dizzy or giddy; "a dizzying pace" |
Adj. | 1. | ![]() |
2. | ![]() 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
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dizzy
adjective1. Having a sensation of whirling or falling:
2. Producing dizziness or vertigo:
3. Slang. Given to lighthearted silliness:
empty-headed, featherbrained, flighty, frivolous, frothy, giddy, harebrained, lighthearted, scatterbrained, silly.
Informal: gaga.
Slang: birdbrained.
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mareadovertiginosomareador
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
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
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
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dizzy
(ˈdizi) adjective1. giddy or confused. If you spin round and round like that, you'll make yourself dizzy.mareado
2. causing dizziness. dizzy heights.vertiginoso
ˈdizzily adverbˈdizziness nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
dizzy
→ mareado , vertiginosoMultilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
dizzy
a. mareado-a.
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dizzy
adj (comp -zier; super -ziest) mareado; to make (one) — dar(le) mareoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.