Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - dizzy
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Dizzy
dizzy
~ adj 1 feeling unable to balance, especially after spinning around or because you feel ill (Greg felt sick and dizzy in the hot sun. | dizzy spell (=a short period when you feel dizzy)) 2 the dizzy heights humorous an important position (Naomi had reached the dizzy heights of manageress.) 3 informal careless and forgetful (A dizzy blonde works at the front desk.) 4 dizzy height/peak literary a dizzy height or peak is very high - dizzily adv - dizziness n
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(dizzier, dizziest, dizzies, dizzying, dizzied) 1. If you feel dizzy, you feel that you are losing your balance and are about to fall. Her head still hurt, and she felt slightly dizzy and disoriented... ADJ • dizzily Her head spins dizzily as soon as she sits up. ADV: usu ADV with v • dizziness His complaint causes dizziness and nausea. N-UNCOUNT 2. You can use dizzy to describe a woman who is careless and forgets things, but is easy to like. She is famed for playing dizzy blondes. ADJ: usu ADJ n 3. If you say that someone has reached the dizzy heights of something, you are emphasizing that they have reached a very high level by achieving it. (HUMOROUS) I escalated to the dizzy heights of director’s secretary. PHRASE: usu PHR after v, oft PHR of n c darkgreen]emphasis ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. adjective (dizzier; -est) Etymology: Middle English disy, from Old English dysig stupid; akin to Old High German tusig stupid Date: before 12th century 1. foolish, silly 2. a. having a whirling sensation in the head with a tendency to fall b. mentally confused 3. a. causing giddiness or mental confusion ~ heights b. caused by or marked by giddiness c. extremely rapid prices climbing at a ~ rate • dizzily adverb • dizziness noun II. transitive verb (dizzied; ~ing) Date: 1501 1. to make ~ or giddy 2. bewilder disasters that ~ the mind • ~ingly adverb ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. & v. --adj. (dizzier, dizziest) 1 a giddy, unsteady. b feeling confused. 2 causing giddiness (dizzy heights; dizzy speed). --v.tr. 1 make dizzy. 2 bewilder. Derivatives dizzily adv. dizziness n. Etymology: OE dysig f. WG ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. чувствующий головокружение, дурноту to feel dizzy —- чувствовать головокружение my head is quite dizzy, I am quite dizzy —- у меня сильно кружится голова it made me dizzy —- от этого у меня закружилась голова 2. сбитый с толку; ошеломленный 3. головокружительный, вызывающий головокружение; дурманящий dizzy climb —- головокружительный подъем 4. бешено вертящийся 5. качающийся, плывущий 6. разг. дурной, глупый 7. вызывать головокружение, дурноту; дурманить 8. ошеломлять, приводить в смятение, оглушать ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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- O.E. dysig "foolish, stupid," from P.Gmc. *dusijaz. Used of the "foolish virgins" in early translations of Matthew xxv; used especially of blondes since 1870s. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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