Definitions for: Daze


[n] confusion characterized by lack of clarity
[n] the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally; "his mother's deathleft him in a daze"; "he was numb with shock"
[v] overcome esp. with astonishment or disbelief; "The news stunned her"
[v] to cause someone to lose clear vision, esp. from intense light; "She was dazzled by the bright headlights"



Webster (1913) Definition: Daze (d[=a]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dazed (d[=a]zd); p.
pr. & vb. n. Dazing.] [OE. dasen, prob. from Icel. dasask
to become weary, a reflexive verb; cf. Sw. dasa to lie idle,
and OD. daesen to be foolish, insane, daes, dwaes, D. dwaas,
foolish, insane, AS. dw[=ae]s, dysig, stupid. [root]71. Cf.
Dizzy, Doze.]
To stupefy with excess of light; with a blow, with cold, or
with fear; to confuse; to benumb.

While flashing beams do daze his feeble eyen.
--Spenser.

Such souls, Whose sudden visitations daze the world.
--Sir H.
Taylor.

He comes out of the room in a dazed state, that is an
odd though a sufficient substitute for interest.
--Dickens.


Daze, n.
1. The state of being dazed; as, he was in a daze. [Colloq.]

2. (Mining) A glittering stone.

Synonyms: bedaze, bedazzle, dazzle, fog, haze, shock, stun, stupor

See Also: blind, confusion, desensitise, desensitize, disarray, mental confusion, stupefaction

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