DAZE

daze, fog, haze

(noun) confusion characterized by lack of clarity

daze, shock, stupor

(noun) the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally; “his mother’s death left him in a daze”; “he was numb with shock”

stun, bedaze, daze

(verb) overcome as with astonishment or disbelief; “The news stunned her”

dazzle, bedazzle, daze

(verb) to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light; “She was dazzled by the bright headlights”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

daze (plural dazes)

The state of being dazed

(mining) A glittering stone.

Verb

daze (third-person singular simple present dazes, present participle dazing, simple past and past participle dazed)

(transitive) To stun or stupefy, for example with bright light, with a blow, with cold, or with fear

Synonyms: confuse, benumb

Anagrams

• adze, deza

Source: Wiktionary

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Daze, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dazed; p. pr. & vb. n. Dazing.] Etym: [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, dysig, stupid. Dizzy, Doze.]

Definition: 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)

Definition: A glittering stone.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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