seeing stars
Dizzy from impact
Seeing stars is experiencing spots or flashes of light in your vision, typically after a blow to the head or standing up too quickly.
The phrase comes from cartoons depicting dazed characters with stars circling their heads: He took a punch to the jaw and was seeing stars.
By extension, it can describe any disorienting impact.
- sparklesEmits small flashes
- dizzinessUnsteady, spinning sensation
- reelingUnsteady from shock
- phospheneVision without external light
- flashesBrief intense light bursts
flash of light · knockout · knockout punch · sucker punch · concussion · impact · woozy · brain fog · vision · blow · out cold · lights out · see · lights-out · black out · visual cortex · punch-drunk · twinkling
- concussion symptomsheadache, dizziness, confusion, memory loss, blurred vision
- dizzinessdizziness, dizzy spell, lightheadedness, vertigo, wooziness
- visual phenomenaoptical illusion, phosphenes, mirage, afterimage, afterimages
- eye problemsblindness, cataracts, glaucoma, blurred vision, eye irritation
- cartoonsBugs Bunny, Mickey Mouse, Tom and Jerry, Simpsons, Donald Duck
- perceptionsee, vision, senses, observing, watching
seeing stars20/20 vision
Standard visual sharpness
perfect vision · clear-eyed · clear-sighted · normal vision · visual acuity
seeing starsclear-headed
Able to think rationally
lucid · alert · sharp · clearheaded · thinking straight
seeing starsuninjured
Free from bodily harm
recovered · right as rain · back to normal · unshaken · unhurt
sees, seen, seer, seers, seeing, seethe, sight, sights, sighting