noun
1.
an aggregation in the atmosphere of very fine, widely dispersed, solid or liquid particles, or both, giving the air an opalescent appearance that subdues colors.
2.
vagueness or obscurity, as of the mind or perception; confused or vague thoughts, feelings, etc.: The victims were still in a haze and couldn't describe the accident.
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Haze
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| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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haze1 (heɪz) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | meteorol |
| a. reduced visibility in the air as a result of condensed water vapour, dust, etc, in the atmosphere | |
| b. the moisture or dust causing this | |
| 2. | obscurity of perception, feeling, etc |
| —vb (when intr, | |
| 3. | to make or become hazy |
| [C18: back formation from | |
| haze2 (heɪz) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | chiefly (US), (Canadian) to subject (fellow students) to ridicule or abuse |
| 2. | nautical to harass with humiliating tasks |
| [C17: of uncertain origin] | |
| 'hazer2 | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
haze
see hazy.
haze
"subject to cruel horseplay," 1850, Amer.Eng. student slang, from earlier nautical sense of "punish by keeping at unpleasant and unnecessary hard work" (1840), perhaps from hawze "terrify, frighten, confound" (1670s), from M.Fr. haser "irritate, annoy" (mid-15c.), of unknown origin.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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Example sentences
Scar tissue, formed from cells in the white part of the eye, can cover the cornea in a cloudy haze.
Where little over a decade ago rainforest transpired under a vaporous haze, the ground has been cleared, raked and gouged.
And, those feelings created a rose-colored haze over his pupils.
The whole system, from the happy kindergarten to the mimic-college high school, is permeated with the haze of indefiniteness.
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