verb
daze
dayz
verb
1
To leave someone feeling stunned, confused, or unable to think clearly, often from a shock, blow, or bright light.
"The bright flash dazed him for a few seconds."
noun
1
A state of confusion or shock in which you can't think clearly.
"She wandered around in a daze after hearing the news."
How to Use Daze
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA foggy, stunned mental state, or the act of causing that state in someone.
Easily confused with
Common pairings
in a daze
daze someone
Word Forms
dazed past tense, dazes plural, dazes singular
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Etymology
From Middle English, related to Old Norse words meaning "to become weary" — the modern sense of confused or stunned developed from that root.