What is another word for dizziness?

Pronunciation: [dˈɪzɪnəs] (IPA)

Dizziness is a feeling of being unsteady or lightheaded. If you're struggling to find the right words to describe this unpleasant sensation, there are several synonyms you can use. Some alternative terms for dizziness include vertigo, giddiness, unsteadiness, wooziness, disequilibrium, imbalance, lightheadedness, and faintness. Each of these words conveys a slightly different shade of meaning, but they all describe the feeling of being disoriented or off-kilter. Using synonyms can help you vary your writing or speech and create a more vivid and descriptive picture of your experience or the experience of others.

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    • Noun, singular or mass
      dizzy.

What are the hypernyms for Dizziness?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Dizziness?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
  • hyponyms for dizziness (as nouns)

Usage examples for Dizziness

She bids him cure the dizziness, ward off the danger, by kneeling, even crouching, at her feet; act the lover, though he no longer is one.
"A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.)"
Mrs. Sutherland Orr
After several unsuccessful attempts, he managed to stand up, and when the dizziness in his head had died down a little, he tottered over towards Vaughan.
"In the Musgrave Ranges"
Jim Bushman
She sprang up with a startled sense of being caught off her guard, but the next moment a great dizziness came upon her and she reeled back, groping for support.
"The Lamp in the Desert"
Ethel M. Dell

Famous quotes with Dizziness

  • For a man to attain to an eminent degree in learning costs him time, watching, hunger, nakedness, dizziness in the head, weakness in the stomach, and other inconveniences.
    Miguel de Cervantes
  • Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.
    Soren Kierkegaard
  • Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.
    Sren Aaby Kierkegaard
  • At first I felt dizzy - not with the kind of dizziness that makes the body reel but the kind that's like a dead emptiness in the brain, an instinctive awareness of the void.
    Fernando Pessoa

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