Word
dizzy
US/ˈdɪzi/
UK/dˈɪzi/
Definitions
01feeling like the room is spinning
A2 · Elementary
adj. feeling like you are losing your balance or that everything around you is spinning.
adj. experiencing a sensation of whirling and loss of balance; often associated with vertigo or lightheadedness.
“I felt dizzy after spinning around in circles with the children.”
“The patient reported feeling dizzy whenever she stood up too quickly, suggesting a possible issue with her blood pressure.”
02silly or forgetful
B2 · Upper Intermediate Informal
adj. behaving in a silly way or forgetting things easily.
adj. behaving in a scatterbrained, frivolous, or empty-headed manner.
“She is a bit dizzy and often leaves her keys in the front door.”
“The character was portrayed as a dizzy socialite who, despite her wealth, could never remember the names of her own staff.”
Synonyms
03to make someone feel unsteady
C1 · Advanced Literary
v. to make someone feel like they are spinning or confused.
v. to cause a sensation of vertigo or to bewilder someone.
“The bright lights and loud music started to dizzy the visitors.”
“The sheer speed of the technological changes threatened to dizzy even the most experienced engineers in the firm.”
Etymology
From Middle English dysy, desy, dusi, from Old English dysiġ (“stupid, foolish”), from Proto-West Germanic dusīg (“stunned; dazed”), likely from the root of Proto-Germanic dwēsaz (“foolish, stupid”). Akin to West Frisian dize (“fog”), Dutch deusig, duizig (“dizzy”), duizelig (“dizzy”), German dösig (“sleepy; stupid”).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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- Exam level
- CambridgeCambridgeCambridge English QualificationsThe exam suite from Cambridge University Press & Assessment, from A1 Movers up to C2 Proficiency. The benchmark names double as CEFR labels.A2 KeyIELTSIELTSInternational English Language Testing SystemThe 0–9 band test co-owned by the British Council, IDP, and Cambridge. Used for university entry, work, and migration.3.0–4.0TOEFL iBTTOEFL iBTTest of English as a Foreign Language, Internet-Based TestETS's academic English test, the standard route for US university admissions. Scored 0–120, with a 1–6 scale since 2026.1–6 scale: 2.0–2.524–43TOEICTOEICTest of English for International CommunicationETS's workplace English test, big in Japan and Korea. Listening & Reading scores 10–990 and tops out at C1.225–549
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