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daze       [deyz] Pronunciation Key verb, dazed, daz·ing, noun
–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; ME dasen (v.) < ON dasa- (as in dasask to become weary); cf. Dan dase to doze, mope]

—Related forms
daz·ed·ly       [dey-zid-lee] Pronunciation Key, adverb
daz·ed·ness, noun

—Synonyms 2. amaze, astound, dumbfound, flabbergast.
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daze       (dāz)  Pronunciation Key 
tr.v.   dazed, daz·ing, daz·es
  1. To stun, as with a heavy blow or shock; stupefy.
  2. To dazzle, as with strong light.

n.   A stunned or bewildered condition.


[Middle English dasen, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse dasask, to become weary.]

Synonyms: These verbs mean to dull or paralyze the mental capacities with or as if with a shock: dazed by the defeat; bemused by the senator's resignation; a boring performance that benumbed the audience; stunned by his sudden death; a display that stupefied all onlookers.

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dazed

adjective
1. in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; "he had a dazed expression on his face"; "lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow"; "was stupid from fatigue" 
2. stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion) 

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