dazed

[ deyzd ]

/ deɪzd /

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adjective

stunned or stupefied, as by a blow or shock: After being struck hard on the head by a kicked ball, the dazed forward continued to play despite a painful headache.

overwhelmed by something impressive; dazzled: It took 10 hours and 39 minutes for the Grand Master to topple the final king, leaving the chess community dazed and amazed.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of daze.

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Origin of dazed

daze + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM dazed

daz·ed·ly

[dey-zid-lee], /ˈdeɪ zɪd li/, adverbdaz·ed·ness, nounhalf-dazed, adjectiveun·dazed, adjective

Words nearby dazed

day-tripper, Da Yunhe, daywear, daywork, daze, dazed, dazibao, dazzle, dazzling, Db, DBA

How to use dazed in a sentence

Tyson employees arrived in a feverish daze, muscles failing, struggling to breathe.
As COVID-19 Ravaged This Iowa City, Officials Discovered Meatpacking Executives Were the Ones in Charge|by Michael Grabell and Bernice Yeung|December 21, 2020|ProPublica
In 2010, Jake Holmes sued over “Dazed and Confused,” claiming it bore a strong resemblance to his own song of the same name.
‘No Stairway, Denied!’ Led Zeppelin Lawsuit Winds on Down the Road|Keith Phipps|October 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He was the guy who hit people with paddles in Dazed and Confused.
Kevin Smith's Marijuanaissance: On 'Tusk,' 'Falling Out' with Ben Affleck, and 20 Years of 'Clerks'|Marlow Stern|September 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Khalid al Najar, 27, was half dazed as he walked back toward Khan Younis with a plastic bag of clothes.
Who Is Behind Gaza's Mass Execution?|Jesse Rosenfeld|August 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Everyone was dazed by their look at death, but relieved by the opportunity to decompress.
I Heard About the Latest Crazed Shooter While I Watched the World Cup with Guys He Almost Killed|Daniel Genis|July 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If not for movies like Dazed and Confused, hemp would have all but disappeared from American discourse.
Kentucky Tells Feds: Hands Off Our Hemp!|Abby Haglage|May 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Goblin stared about him in a dazed manner for a moment, and then said, "Sindbad the Sailor's house."
Davy and The Goblin|Charles E. Carryl
The violent shock dazed Malcolm for a second, but all might yet have been well were it not for an unavoidable accident.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
Donny found himself, dazed and alone, upon the cross-ties, groping toward the oncoming train.
A Lost Hero|Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward and Herbert D. Ward
The one with the dazed look carried a small metal case that could be unfolded into a portable desk.
Fee of the Frontier|Horace Brown Fyfe
Even the two dazed girls helped, once they knew that an Englishman was fighting in their behalf.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy