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

PC Lawrence Meldrum said the female driver was bleeding from a head wound and seemed "confused and dazed".

From BBC

The boy's father, Will Griffiths, said he still felt "dazed" by his son's loss.

From BBC

"It doesn't feel real, it's still like we're in a daze," she said.

From BBC

An inconsolable woman said she had lost family members in the quake, while an old man appeared dazed and lost, unable to speak to anyone.

From BBC

Since then residents have been in some kind of stupor, dazed, angry and tired.

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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