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diz·zy D0307900 (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.dizzy (ˈdɪzɪ) adj, -zier or -ziest1. affected with a whirling or reeling sensation; giddy2. (Psychology) mentally confused or bewildered3. (Psychology) causing or tending to cause vertigo or bewilderment4. informal foolish or flightyvb, -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 ndiz•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. dizzy Past participle: dizzied Gerund: dizzying
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I dizzy | you dizzy | he/she/it dizzies | we dizzy | you dizzy | they dizzy |
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I dizzied | you dizzied | he/she/it dizzied | we dizzied | you dizzied | they dizzied |
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I am dizzying | you are dizzying | he/she/it is dizzying | we are dizzying | you are dizzying | they are dizzying |
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I have dizzied | you have dizzied | he/she/it has dizzied | we have dizzied | you have dizzied | they have dizzied |
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I was dizzying | you were dizzying | he/she/it was dizzying | we were dizzying | you were dizzying | they were dizzying |
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I had dizzied | you had dizzied | he/she/it had dizzied | we had dizzied | you had dizzied | they had dizzied |
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I will dizzy | you will dizzy | he/she/it will dizzy | we will dizzy | you will dizzy | they will dizzy |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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I would dizzy | you would dizzy | he/she/it would dizzy | we would dizzy | you would dizzy | they would dizzy |
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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 | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | 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 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, woozyill, sick - affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function; "ill from the monotony of his suffering" | | 2. | dizzy - lacking seriousness; given to frivolity; "a dizzy blonde"; "light-headed teenagers"; "silly giggles"airheaded, empty-headed, featherbrained, giddy, lightheaded, light-headed, sillyfrivolous - not serious in content or attitude or behavior; "a frivolous novel"; "a frivolous remark"; "a frivolous young woman" |
dizzyadjective1. 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 grandmother4. steep, towering, soaring, lofty, sky-high, vertiginous, dizzy-making, giddy-making I escalated to the dizzy heights.dizzyadjective1. 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.verbTo 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.Translationsdizzy (ˈdizi) adjective1. giddy or confused. If you spin round and round like that, you'll make yourself dizzy. 頭暈目眩的 头晕目眩的2. causing dizziness. dizzy heights. 使人暈眩的 使人头晕的ˈdizzily adverb 頭暈目眩地 头昏眼花地ˈdizziness noun 頭暈目眩 头昏眼花- I feel dizzy → 我感觉晕眩
- I keep having dizzy spells → 我一阵阵感到晕眩
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dizzy heights1. An impressive level of success. "Dizzying heights" is a more common version of the phrase. Primarily heard in UK. Your company will never reach such dizzy heights if you don't devote your full attention to it.2. A high or extreme degree of something. Primarily heard in UK. Why are our profits now so much lower than the dizzy heights they reached last month?See also: dizzy, heightdizzying heights1. An impressive level of success. Your company will never reach such dizzying heights if you don't devote your full attention to it.2. A high or extreme degree of something. Why are our profits now so much lower than the dizzying heights they reached last month?See also: dizzy, heightdizzy heights BRITISH or dizzying heights COMMON1. You use dizzy heights or dizzying heights to talk about a very high level of success. She had first known such dizzy heights in the 1960's when she became one of the top exponents of black American music. She was a poor girl propelled to the dizzying heights of fame by a group of powerful agents. Note: This expression is sometimes used ironically to say that someone has not achieved very much at all. After three and a half years, I had reached the dizzy heights of assistant account handler.2. You use dizzy heights or dizzying heights to talk about a very high amount or level of something. The Dow Jones has scaled the dizzy heights to reach 10,000. The cost of oil imports reached dizzying heights before falling back and rising again in 1990. Note: This expression is sometimes used ironically to say that something is not at a very high level. The meat content of the pie can soar to the dizzy heights of 25 per cent.See also: dizzy, heightdizzy mod. stupid; scatterbrained. Who is that dizzy dame? See DZ See DZdizzy Related to dizzy: Dizzy GillespieSynonyms for dizzyadj giddySynonyms- giddy
- faint
- light-headed
- swimming
- reeling
- staggering
- shaky
- wobbly
- off balance
- unsteady
- vertiginous
- woozy
- weak at the knees
adj confusedSynonyms- confused
- dazzled
- at sea
- bewildered
- muddled
- bemused
- dazed
- disorientated
- befuddled
- light-headed
- punch-drunk
- fuddled
adj scatterbrainedSynonyms- scatterbrained
- silly
- foolish
- frivolous
- giddy
- capricious
- forgetful
- flighty
- light-headed
- scatty
- empty-headed
- bird-brained
- featherbrained
- ditzy or ditsy
adj steepSynonyms- steep
- towering
- soaring
- lofty
- sky-high
- vertiginous
- dizzy-making
- giddy-making
Synonyms for dizzyadj having a sensation of whirling or fallingSynonyms- giddy
- lightheaded
- reeling
- vertiginous
- woozy
adj producing dizziness or vertigoSynonymsadj given to lighthearted sillinessSynonyms- empty-headed
- featherbrained
- flighty
- frivolous
- frothy
- giddy
- harebrained
- lighthearted
- scatterbrained
- silly
- gaga
- birdbrained
verb to cause to be unclear in mind or intentSynonyms- addle
- befuddle
- bewilder
- confound
- confuse
- discombobulate
- fuddle
- jumble
- mix up
- muddle
- mystify
- perplex
- puzzle
- throw
Synonyms for dizzyverb make dizzy or giddyRelated Wordsadj having or causing a whirling sensationSynonymsRelated Wordsadj lacking seriousnessSynonyms- airheaded
- empty-headed
- featherbrained
- giddy
- lightheaded
- light-headed
- silly
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