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Pronunciation : Diz"zy
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [OE. dusi, disi, desi, foolish, AS. dysig; akin to LG. d?sig dizzy, OD. deuzig, duyzig, OHG. tusig foolish, OFries. dusia to be dizzy; LG. dusel dizziness, duselig, dusselig, D. duizelig, dizzy, Dan. d?sig drowsy, slepy, d?se to make dull, drowsy, d?s dul
Definition : 1. Having in the head a sensation of whirling, with a tendency to fall; vertiginous; giddy; hence, confused; indistinct. Alas! his brain was dizzy. Drayton.

2. Causing, or tending to cause, giddiness or vertigo. To climb from the brink of Fleet Ditch by a dizzy ladder. Macaulay.

3. Without distinct thought; unreflecting; thoughtless; heedless. "The dizzy multitude." Milton.

[Compar. Dizzier; superl. Dizziest.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Diz"zy
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To make dizzy or giddy; to give the vertigo to; to confuse. If the jangling of thy bells had not dizzied thy understanding. Sir W. Scott.

t. [imp. & p. p. Dizzied; p. pr. & vb. n. Dizzying.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913