Dizziness - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Dizziness :  (noun)

1: a reeling sensation; feeling about to fall [syn: giddiness, lightheadedness, vertigo]

Based on WordNet 2.0

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

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Dizziness :  Dizziness: Painless head discomfort with many possible causes including disturbances of vision, the brain, balance (vestibular) system of the inner ear, and gastrointestinal system. Dizziness is a medically indistinct term which laypersons use to describe a variety of conditions ranging from lightheadedness, unsteadiness to vertigo.

See: Lightheadedness, Unsteadiness, and Vertigo.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Example Usage of Dizziness

deeyaygo: is sick. Very sick. Sore throat, clogged nose, Dizziness...Happy holidays. T_T
lilly_bones: Yay its all gone! I feel much better now! No more headache no more fever no more Dizziness and blacking out =)
jhtageorge: Ringing, Dizziness, aura, visual blurrs, vomiting. I do NOT love u dear migrane. U can take your so called 'friends' away from me
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