noun

dizziness

noun

A spinning or unsteady sensation, often accompanied by feeling faint or off-balance.

"The medication can cause mild dizziness in some patients."

How to Use Dizziness

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishThe woozy, unsteady feeling of things spinning or losing your balance.

Common pairings

a wave of dizziness sudden dizziness

dizzinesses plural

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The medication can cause mild _____ in some patients.

From Old English dysiġnes, related to dizzy plus the suffix -ness.

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