Dizzy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

make dizzy or giddy

having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɛktaɪps/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɪzi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɪzi/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈɛktaɪps/.

Examples

a dizzying pace
had a dizzy spell
a dizzy pinnacle

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

featherbrained vertiginous giddy empty-headed light-headed lightheaded silly woozy airheaded

Parts of Speech

verb	make dizzy or giddy “a dizzying pace”
adjective	having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling “had a dizzy spell”
adjective	lacking seriousness; given to frivolity “a dizzy blonde”

Word Forms

dizziness	noun	a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall
giddiness	noun	a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall
vertigo	noun	a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall
lightheadedness	noun	a frivolous lack of prudence
silliness	noun	an impulsive scatterbrained manner

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schwindlig

Schwindel oder Schwindel verursachen

🇫🇷French

vertigineux

donner le vertige ou le vertige

🇪🇸Spanish

mareado

marearse o marearse

🇮🇹Italian

dare le vertigini

dare vertigini o vertigini

🇳🇱Dutch

duizelig

duizelig of duizelig maken

🇵🇹Portuguese

tonto

deixar tonto ou tonto

🇷🇺Russian

испытывающий головокружение

вызвать головокружение или головокружение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चक्कर

चक्कर आना या चक्कर आना

🇧🇩Bengali

মাথা ঘোরা

মাথা ঘোরা বা ঘোলা করা

🇮🇳Tamil

மயக்கம்

மயக்கம் அல்லது தலைசுற்றல்

🇮🇳Telugu

మైకము

మైకము లేదా వణుకు పుట్టించు

🇮🇳Marathi

चक्कर येणे

चक्कर येणे किंवा चक्कर येणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચક્કર

ચક્કર અથવા ચક્કર કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಲೆಸುತ್ತು

ತಲೆತಿರುಗುವಿಕೆ ಅಥವಾ ತಲೆತಿರುಗುವಿಕೆ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തലകറക്കം

തലകറക്കം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ തലകറക്കം ഉണ്ടാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚੱਕਰ ਆਉਣਾ

ਚੱਕਰ ਆਉਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਚੱਕਰ ਆਉਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

چکر آنا

چکر آنا یا چکرانا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

晕眩的

使人头晕或头晕

🇯🇵Japanese

めまい

めまいがする、またはめまいがする

🇰🇷Korean

어지러운

현기증이 나거나 현기증이 나다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chóng mặt

làm chóng mặt hoặc choáng váng

🇹🇭Thai

วิงเวียน

ทำให้เวียนหัวหรือหวิว

🇮🇩Indonesian

pusing

membuat pusing atau pusing

🇵🇭Filipino

nahihilo

mahilo o mabaliw

🇲🇾Malay

pening

membuat pening atau pening

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

دائِخ

جعل بالدوار أو دائخ

🇮🇷Persian

سرگیجه

سرگیجه یا گیج شدن

🇹🇷Turkish

başı dönmek

baş dönmesi veya baş dönmesi yapmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

סְחַרחַר

לעשות סחרחורת או סחרחורת

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The primary meaning of 'dizzy' is 'make dizzy or giddy'.

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