dizzy

CEFRA2

/ˈdɪzi/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Feeling that you or the world is spinning.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Empty-headed, scatterbrained or frivolous; ditzy.

Examples

  • But he suddenly felt dizzy and he sat down again in his old chair.

  • I feel sort of dizzy and I feel like throwing up.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Producing giddiness.

  2. Experiencing a sensation of whirling and of being giddy, unbalanced, or lightheaded.

  3. simple, half-witted.

More examples

In context

  • I stood up too fast and felt dizzy.

  • My new secretary is a dizzy blonde.

  • We climbed to a dizzy height.

Synonyms

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English dysy, desy, dusi, from Old English dysiġ (“stupid, foolish”), from Proto-West Germanic *dusīg (“stunned; dazed”). Akin to West Frisian dize (“fog”), Dutch deusig, duizig (“dizzy”), duizelig (“dizzy”), German dösig (“sleepy; stupid”).