daze

daze  (dz)

tr.v. dazed, daz·ing, daz·es

1. To stun, as with a heavy blow or shock; stupefy.

2. To dazzle, as with strong light.

n.

A stunned or bewildered condition.

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[Middle English dasen, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse dasask, to become weary.]

Synonyms: daze, bemuse, benumb, stun, stupefy
These verbs mean to dull or paralyze the mental capacities with or as if with a shock: dazed by the defeat; bemused by the senator's resignation; a boring performance that benumbed the audience; stunned by his sudden death; a display that stupefied all onlookers.

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daze

Verb

[dazing, dazed]

to cause to be in a state of confusion or shock

Noun

a state of confusion or shock: in a daze [Old Norse dasa]

dazed adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	daze - 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" shock, stupor stupefaction - a feeling of stupefied astonishment
	2.	daze - confusion characterized by lack of clarity haze, fog confusedness, disarray, mental confusion, muddiness, confusion - a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior; "a confusion of impressions"
Verb	1.	daze - to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light; "She was dazzled by the bright headlights" bedazzle, dazzle blind - render unable to see
	2.	daze - overcome as with astonishment or disbelief; "The news stunned her" bedaze, stun desensitise, desensitize - cause not to be sensitive; "The war desensitized many soldiers"; "The photographic plate was desensitized"

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daze

verb 1. stun, shock, paralyse, numb, stupefy, benumb

verb 2. confuse, surprise, amaze, blind, astonish, stagger, startle, dazzle, bewilder, astound, perplex, flummox, dumbfound, nonplus, flabbergast (informal) befog

noun 3. shock, confusion, distraction, trance, bewilderment, stupor, trancelike state

Translations

daze [deɪz] vt (= stun) → aturdir

n in a daze → aturdido

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daze [deɪz] vt [drug] → hébéter; [blow] → étourdir

n in a daze → hébété(e) → étourdi(e)

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daze [deɪz] vt → benommen machen

n in a daze → ganz benommen

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daze [deɪz] vt [drug] → inebetire; [blow] → stordire

n in a daze → inebetito/a, stordito/a