Definition
Feeling dizzy, unsteady, or slightly faint; having trouble keeping your balance.
Etymology
Origin uncertain, possibly from Scottish or dialectal roots, gaining popularity in American English by the early 1900s. The word's playful sound fits its meaning of lightheadedness and confusion.
Kelly Says
No one's entirely sure where 'woozy' came from—it might be Scottish, it might be made-up sound-matching—but that mystery makes it perfectly fit how woozy-ness feels: confused and hard to pin down!
Translations
BNবাংলা
চোখের স্বাভাবিক
cho-ker shwa-ba-bik
CSČeština
točení hlavy
to-che-ni gla-vy
DEDeutsch
schwindelig
shvin-di-lig
ESEspañol
mareado
ma-rea-do
FAفارسی
سرگیجه
sar-gi-jeh
FISuomi
pyörryttely
pyör-ryt-te-ly
FRFrançais
étourdi
e-toor-dee
HIहिन्दी
चक्कर आना
chak-kar a-na
HUMagyar
szédülés
she-dül-les
IDBahasa Indonesia
pusing
pu-sing
ITItaliano
vertiginoso
ver-ti-gi-no-so
KKKK
түсінікті
ty-si-ni-k-ti
MSBahasa Melayu
pusing
pu-sing
NLNederlands
duizelig
dwi-ze-lig
PLPolski
zaburzenia równowagi
za-bur-zhen-ya rov-no-va-gi
RUРусский
головокружение
go-lo-vo-kru-zhenie
SWKiswahili
kizunguzungu
ki-zungu-zu-ngu
TAதமிழ்
தலைச்சுற்றல்
tha-lai-shur-ral
THไทย
เวียนศีรษะ
we-an si-ra-sa
TRTürkçe
baş dönmesi
baş dön-mesi
UKУкраїнська
запаморочення
za-pa-mo-ro-chenie
VITiếng Việt
say sầu
say sau