English Explanatory Dictionary

dizziness

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The state of being dizzy; the sensation of instability.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

dizziness dizzinesses dizzyness

Etymology

From Middle English disynes, duysenes, from Old English dysiġnes (“dizziness, folly, foolishness, blasphemy”), equivalent to dizzy + -ness.

Synonyms

giddiness light-headedness vertigo swim swirl

Related words

lightheadedness faintness
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