dizzied
Left head spinning
Dizzied is the past tense of dizzy, meaning made to feel unsteady or disoriented.
The word appears both literally and figuratively: The spinning ride dizzied her, He was dizzied by the altitude, The rapid changes dizzied investors.
Heights, alcohol, sudden movements, and overwhelming information all dizzy people.
Faint and unsteady feeling
- woozyDizzy and confused
- unsteadyLacking balance or stability
- giddyDizzy or excitedly silly
- wobblyTending to teeter
vertiginous · reeling · swaying · faint · unbalanced · staggered · teetering · shaky
Thoroughly puzzled and confused
- perplexedThoroughly confused, uncertain
- baffledUtterly unable to understand
- disorientedLacking sense of direction
- befuddledMentally confused, disoriented
puzzled · flummoxed · nonplussed · discombobulated · muddled · addled · stupefied · dazed
Mildly sick to stomach
- woozyDizzy and confused
- sickUnwell or impressively cool
- seasickIll from ocean motion
- carsickNauseated from driving
airsick · green · unwell · bilious · nauseous · faint · vertiginous · heaving
Rotating swiftly in place
- swirlingTurning in curves
- rotatingTurning on an axis
- twirlingRapid circular motion
- gyratingRotating rapidly, spiraling
revolving · spiraling · carousel · pirouette · vortex · centrifuge · merry-go-round · roundabout
Overwhelmed by quantity
- swampedOverwhelmed beyond capacity
- overloadedBurdened past capacity
- overcomePrevail against difficulty
- overpoweredExcessively dominant or conquered
flooded · deluged · engulfed · overburdened · saturated · bombarded · besieged · frazzled
lightheaded
Faint and unsteady feeling
wobbly · vertiginous · reeling · swaying · faint · unbalanced · staggered · teetering · shaky · tipsy
bewildered
Thoroughly puzzled and confused
- perplexedThoroughly confused, uncertain
- baffledUtterly unable to understand
- disorientedLacking sense of direction
befuddled · puzzled · flummoxed · nonplussed · discombobulated · muddled · addled · stupefied · dazed · rattled
queasy
Mildly sick to stomach
carsick · airsick · green · unwell · bilious · nauseous · faint · vertiginous · heaving · lurching
whirling
Rotating swiftly in place
gyrating · revolving · spiraling · carousel · pirouette · vortex · centrifuge · merry-go-round · roundabout · pinwheel
inundated
Overwhelmed by quantity
- swampedOverwhelmed beyond capacity
- overloadedBurdened past capacity
- overcomePrevail against difficulty
overpowered · flooded · deluged · engulfed · overburdened · saturated · bombarded · besieged · frazzled · reeling