Dizziness
/ˈdɪzinəs/
nounB2
Definition
Dizziness means a feeling of being off balance or light-headed. It often feels like the room is spinning or you might faint. This feeling can happen because of many reasons like standing up too fast, being sick, or feeling weak.
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The physical feeling of being unsteady or light-headed
- •After standing up quickly, she felt dizziness and had to sit down.
- •Dizziness can happen when you are dehydrated or hungry.
- •Some medicines list dizziness as a side effect.
A sensation that the environment is moving or spinning
- •The dizziness made him feel like the room was turning around.
- •When she looked down from the tall building, dizziness made her close her eyes.
🧲 Make It Stick
- ✓Think of "dizziness" like "headache," but instead of pain, it is a feeling of spinning or losing balance.
- ✓Picture spinning around quickly and then trying to stand still—you feel dizzy and unsteady.
- ✓It's the feeling you get when you are about to fall or when your head feels strange and light.
- ✓Sounds like "DIZ-zy-ness" → Imagine a "dizzy" clown spinning in circles and wobbling.
- ✓Remember the feeling after riding a fast merry-go-round or a spinning ride—everything moves and you feel unsteady.
- ✓NOT like "headache" (pain in the head), dizziness is about balance and movement feelings.
- ✓NOT like "fatigue" (tiredness), dizziness is more about feeling off and unstable.
- ✓NOT like "vertigo" (a medical term for dizziness caused by inner ear problems), dizziness is a general feeling of being unsteady or light-headed.
🔄 Try Other Words
- •Vertigo: a strong feeling that you or your surroundings are spinning (Use in medical or specific cases of inner ear problems)
- •Light-headedness: feeling faint or weak in the head (Use when the feeling is mild and not spinning)
- •Unsteadiness: feeling not steady or balanced (Use when focusing on balance problems)
🔍 Unboxing
- •Word parts: "dizzy" (feeling of spinning or unbalance) + suffix "-ness" (makes a noun showing a state or condition)
- •Etymology: "dizzy" comes from Old English "dysig," meaning foolish or giddy; "-ness" is a common English suffix to form nouns
- •Historical development: "Dizziness" has been used since the 1600s to describe the state of feeling dizzy or giddy
- •Modern usage: Commonly used in medicine and everyday speech to describe feelings of spinning, unbalance, or light-headedness
💭 Reflect & Connect
•Have you ever felt dizziness? What caused it, and how did you react?
•How might dizziness affect someone's daily life or activities like walking or driving?
Fill in the blanks with the correct word:
1.After standing up too fast, she experienced dizziness and had to ___ down quickly.
2.Dizziness often happens when someone is ___ or has low blood sugar.
3.Unlike headache, dizziness makes you feel like the room or you are ___ around.
4.Some people feel dizziness ___ after taking new medicine.
5.When feeling dizziness, it is important to avoid ___ activities like driving or climbing.
6.Dizziness is different from light-headedness because it often includes a ___ sensation.
7.The doctor asked if the dizziness came with ___ or loss of balance.