dizziness
dizziness — noun
1. the physical feeling that your body is unsteady or that the space around you is
the physical feeling that your body is unsteady or that the space around you is spinning, often making you afraid you might fall
Putri stood up too fast, and a wave of dizziness made her grip the table.
a wave of dizziness + physical trigger (standing up)
After the long flight, Andrés felt dizziness whenever he bent down to tie his shoes.
dizziness triggered by bending down after travel
Eli's doctor asked whether the dizziness felt like the room spinning or just feeling faint.
During his walk, Cyrus sat down on a bench when sudden dizziness came over him.
Many blood-pressure medicines list dizziness as a common side effect on their warning labels.
- vertigo
a more specific medical term for the sensation that the room is spinning, rather than general unsteadiness
- lightheadedness
the feeling you are about to faint, without the spinning sensation — a narrower meaning
- giddiness
a lighter, sometimes pleasant version of dizziness, often from excitement or height
- steadiness
the state of being physically stable and balanced
文法句型
a wave of + dizziness
feel + dizziness
cause + dizziness
用法筆記
Subject is almost always a person. Frequently used with 'a wave of', 'a bout of', or 'sudden' to describe episodes. Often paired with 'nausea' or 'fainting' in medical contexts.
常見錯誤
2. a state of mental confusion in which you feel swept along by too many sensations
a state of mental confusion in which you feel swept along by too many sensations, events, or pieces of information arriving all at once
Imani's first week at the office left her in a dizziness of unfamiliar faces and shifting schedules.
a dizziness of [plural nouns] — figurative sensory overload
William stared at the contract's dense legal language, a dizziness pressing behind his eyes.
Nadia stepped into the terminal, a dizziness of rushing crowds and flashing departure screens overwhelming her.
The children tore open their presents in a dizziness of coloured paper and happy shouting.
After the shocking news, Vivek sat motionless, fighting the dizziness of the revelation.
- bewilderment
focuses on confusion rather than the sense of speed or too-muchness
- disorientation
a broader term for losing your bearings, can be physical or mental
- whirl
a more informal, vivid word for a state of fast-moving activity or confusion
文法句型
a dizziness of + [plural noun]
in a dizziness
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1 (FEELING UNSTEADY): this sense is about mental overload, not a physical balance problem. Almost always takes the pattern 'a dizziness of [plural things]' or appears in a literary description of someone's inner state.