DAZED
dazed, stunned, stupefied, stupid
(adjective) in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; “he had a dazed expression on his face”; “lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow”; “was stupid from fatigue”
dazed, foggy, groggy, logy, stuporous
(adjective) stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
dazed (comparative more dazed, superlative most dazed)
In a state of shock or confusion.
Stunned.
Verb
dazed
simple past tense and past participle of daze
Anagrams
• adzed
Source: Wiktionary
DAZE
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