verb
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to stun or stupefy, esp by a blow or shock
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to bewilder, amaze, or dazzle
noun
Other Word Forms
- dazedly adverb
- undazing adjective
Etymology
Origin of daze
First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English dasen (verb), from Old Norse dasa- (as in dasask “to become weary”); compare Danish dase “to doze, mope”
Example Sentences
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Above, the amber canopy filtered sunlight into a winking glow, easing him into a sleepy daze.
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I picked it up, still in a daze.
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As for our fellow refugees, maybe they had been too dazed, too traumatized, or just too tired to pay much attention to this young elephant that was wandering along with them.
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The Walker raised his head, dazed from stroking his mouse.
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But really it was the wreck inside me that was putting me in a daze.
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