noun ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The state of being dizzy; the sensation of instability. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

giddinessgiddinessvertigovertigoabscessaddleheadedness

Example

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"Do you have attacks of dizziness?"

Etymology

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

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