Dizziness

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dizziness \Diz"zi*ness\, n. [AS. dysigness folly. See {Dizzy}.]
     Giddiness; a whirling sensation in the head; vertigo.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  dizziness
       n : a reeling sensation; feeling about to fall [syn: {giddiness},
            {lightheadedness}, {vertigo}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  83 Moby Thesaurus words for "dizziness":
     abscess, addleheadedness, addlepatedness, ague, anemia, ankylosis,
     anoxia, apnea, asphyxiation, asthma, ataxia, atrophy, backache,
     bleeding, blennorhea, cachexia, cachexy, chill, chills, colic,
     constipation, convulsion, coughing, cyanosis, diarrhea, dropsy,
     drunkenness, dysentery, dyspepsia, dyspnea, edema, emaciation,
     fainting, fatigue, fever, fibrillation, flux, giddiness, growth,
     hemorrhage, high blood pressure, hydrops, hypertension,
     hypotension, icterus, indigestion, inflammation, insomnia, itching,
     jaundice, labored breathing, lightheadedness, low blood pressure,
     lumbago, marasmus, muddleheadedness, nasal discharge, nausea,
     necrosis, pain, paralysis, pruritus, puzzleheadedness, rash, rheum,
     sclerosis, seizure, shock, skin eruption, sneezing, sore, spasm,
     spinning head, swimming, tabes, tachycardia, tumor, upset stomach,
     vertiginousness, vertigo, vomiting, wasting, wooziness