dizziness
part of speech
noun (dizziness — uncountable)
meaning for a pupil
1) Dizziness is the feeling that you or the things around you are spinning, or that you might fall. tree →
2) It can come from spinning round, standing up too fast, being hot, hungry or ill, or from a head injury. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It means a confused spirit that makes people stumble. It is sent by God as a punishment. Interpretation: Isaiah says God sends a spirit of confusion on Egypt's leaders, which the tradition reads as God making the plans of the proud fail. In the primary lessons: In health and safety lessons dizziness is a warning sign: sit or lie down, drink water, and tell an adult, especially after a knock on the head or in hot weather. In science, the inner ear helps balance; spinning confuses it and causes dizziness. Phrases: «feel dizzy», «a spell of dizziness», «dizziness and headache».
examples
- The LORD hath mingled within her a spirit of dizziness; and they have caused Egypt to stagger in every work thereof, as a drunken man staggereth in his vomit. (Prophets ISA.19.14, JPS 1917) tree →
- Spinning round and round gives me dizziness. tree →
- She felt dizziness after standing up too quickly. tree →
- Dizziness can be a sign of dehydration. tree →
- Tell the teacher if you have dizziness after a fall. tree →
- The medicine may cause dizziness. tree →
- His dizziness went away after a rest and a drink. tree →
- The ride gave me a moment of dizziness. tree →
- Sit down if you feel dizziness. tree →
- Oh! were I but loose; my dizziness would then cease; oh, were my head but loose!” tree →
note
Uncountable. Adjective: dizzy (dizzier, dizziest). Spelling: dizzy → dizziness (y becomes i, double z). Safety: dizziness with headache, vomiting or confusion after a head knock needs a doctor.
In the corpora
- Dizziness, headache and feeling sick on a hot day can mean the body is getting too hot.
- Concussion is a brain injury from the brain being shaken; it can cause headache, dizziness, sickness, confusion and memory gaps.
- Seeing two balls, a headache, dizziness or just feeling odd can mean concussion, even with no knockout.
- Signs of concussion include headache, dizziness, feeling sick, blurred vision, confusion, forgetting things, wobbling and acting differently.
Trees and pragmatics
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