daze

[deyz]

verb (used with object)

dazed, dazing 

1. to stun or stupefy with a blow, shock, etc..

   He was dazed by a blow on the head.

2. to overwhelm; dazzle.

   The splendor of the palace dazed her.

   Synonyms: flabbergast, dumbfound, astound, amaze

noun

1. a dazed condition; state of bemusement.

   After meeting the author, I was in a daze for a week.

daze

/ deɪz, ˈdeɪzɪdlɪ /

verb

1. to stun or stupefy, esp by a blow or shock

2. to bewilder, amaze, or dazzle

noun

1. a state of stunned confusion or shock (esp in the phrase in a daze )

Other Word Forms

• undazing adjective
• dazedly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of daze¹

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”

Word History and Origins

Origin of daze¹

C14: from Old Norse dasa-, as in dasask to grow weary

Example Sentences

Mama Woof seemed dazed by the experience, but thanks to the nourishing borscht and some tasty sandwich meats offered by the children, she was soon quite herself again.

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The children intercepted her on the way down, but she could not get her balance and sank to the carpet in a daze.

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Lady Constance watched in a daze as her husband speared another drumstick from the platter.

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"Everyday, I was more dazed. I started saying things like, 'I hurt my parents,'" she says.

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“Everybody was in a daze and could hardly think,” he later remembered.

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Related Words

• amaze 
• astonish 
• astound 
• befuddle 
• bewilder 
• confound 
• dazzle 
• distract 
• dizzy 
• dumbfound 
• flabbergast 
• muddle 
• mystify 
• overwhelm 
• paralyze 
• perplex 
• petrify 
• puzzle 
• startle 
• stun