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[ deyz ] / deɪz / SEE SYNONYMS FOR daze ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used with object), dazed, daz·ing.to stun or stupefy with a blow, shock, etc.: He was dazed by a blow on the head. to overwhelm; dazzle: The splendor of the palace dazed her. nouna dazed condition; state of bemusement: After meeting the author, I was in a daze for a week. Origin of daze1275–1325; Middle English dasen (v.) <Old Norse dasa- (as in dasask to become weary); compare Danish dase to doze, mope SYNONYMS FOR daze2 amaze, astound, dumbfound, flabbergast. SEE SYNONYMS FOR daze ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM dazedaz·ed·ly [dey-zid-lee], /ˈdeɪ zɪd li/, adverbdaz·ed·ness, nounhalf-dazed, adjectiveun·dazed, adjective un·daz·ing, adjective Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dazeIn 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 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
Many veterans lie in hospitals across the nation, dazed and confused. GOP Hypocrisy: Outraged Over Benghazi, Silent on Iraq|Jay Parini|May 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST Presently her broken sleep passed into half-wakeful consciousness, and she sat up, looking round her with a dazed glance. And there they sat, looking at each other, altogether bewildered and dazed, and altogether more infatuated about her than ever. The Unseen Bridgegroom|May Agnes Fleming Without another word to the dazed trio, she rushed to the curb and commanded the boy to assist her into the saddle. The Husbands of Edith|George Barr McCutcheon He began raising the revolver again and the dazed Mel instinctively relayed power to the cart. All In The Mind|Gene L. Henderson They appear to have evoked a power that they could not control, and so dazed and shocked at the consequences. Report of the Committee Appointed to Investigate the Railroad Riots in July, 1877|Various
British Dictionary definitions for daze
verb (tr)to stun or stupefy, esp by a blow or shock to bewilder, amaze, or dazzle nouna state of stunned confusion or shock (esp in the phrase in a daze) Derived forms of dazedazedly (ˈdeɪzɪdlɪ), adverbWord Origin for dazeC14: from Old Norse dasa-, as in dasask to grow weary Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to dazestupor, mystify, paralyze, dazzle, stun, dumbfound, bewilder, overwhelm, befuddle, puzzle, astound, distract, muddle, confound, amaze, startle, dizzy, astonish, perplex, stupefy |