verb (used with object)
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.
noun
3.
a dazed condition; state of bemusement: After meeting the author, I was in a daze for a week.
Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English dasen (v.) < Old Norse dasa- (as in dasask to become weary); compare Danish dase to doze, mope
1275–1325; Middle English dasen (v.) < Old Norse dasa- (as in dasask to become weary); compare Danish dase to doze, mope
Related forms
zɪd daz·ed·ness, noun
half-dazed, adjective
un·dazed, adjective
un·daz·ing, adjective
Synonyms
2. amaze, astound, dumbfound, flabbergast.
2. amaze, astound, dumbfound, flabbergast.
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daze (deɪz) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to stun or stupefy, esp by a blow or shock |
| 2. | to bewilder, amaze, or dazzle |
| —n | |
| 3. | a state of stunned confusion or shock (esp in the phrase in a daze) |
| [C14: from Old Norse dasa-, as in dasask to grow weary] | |
| dazedly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
daze
early 14c., dasen, from O.N. *dasa. Not found in other Gmc. languages. Perhaps originally "to make weary with cold," which is the sense of Icelandic dasask (from the O.N. word). The noun meaning "a dazed condition" is from 1825.
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Example sentences
Exhale, inhale, over and over again until the large gymnasium started to sway in a kind of hallucinatory daze.
Mum was standing on the balcony in a daze, holding me over the railing.
He was the boxer who repeatedly used his jab to daze and dazzle.
The dance geometrics are complex enough to daze the unmathematical mind.
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