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daze

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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.

[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.

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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.dazedaze - 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"
stupefaction - a feeling of stupefied astonishment
2.daze - confusion characterized by lack of clarity
confusedness, disarray, mental confusion, muddiness, confusion - a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior; "a confusion of impressions"
Verb1.daze - to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light; "She was dazzled by the bright headlights"
blind - render unable to see
2.daze - overcome as with astonishment or disbelief; "The news stunned her"
desensitise, desensitize - cause not to be sensitive; "The war desensitized many soldiers"; "The photographic plate was desensitized"

daze
noun 3. shock, confusion, distraction, trance, bewilderment, stupor, trancelike state
Translations
daze [deɪz] vt (= stun) → aturdir
n in a daze → aturdido

daze [deɪz] vt [drug] → hébéter; [blow] → étourdir
n in a daze → hébété(e)étourdi(e)

daze [deɪz] vtbenommen machen
n in a daze → ganz benommen

daze [deɪz] vt [drug] → inebetire; [blow] → stordire
n in a daze → inebetito/a, stordito/a

daze
v daze [deiz]
to make confused (eg by a blow or a shock) She was dazed by the news. verbyster يُفقِدُهُ وَعْيَهُ зашеметявам omráčit, zmást blive fortumlet; blive forvirret betäuben κάνω κπ. να σαστίσει aturdir uimaseks tegema گیج کردن pökerryttää étourdir לְהָמֵם चौंधिया देना, घबरा देना zbuniti, omamiti (el)kábít membingungkan ringla, gera agndofa stordire; sbalordire ぼーっとした状態 당황하게 하다 apstulbinti apmulsināt; apstulbināt terkejut verbijsteren gjøre fortumlet oszałamiać atordoar a buimăci, a ului изумлять omráčiť zbegati zbuniti bedöva, förvirra, göra vimmelkantig ทำให้งงงวย şaşırtmak, afallatmak 使茫然, 迷亂,發昏 дивувати; вражати حیران کر دینا làm choáng váng 使茫然,
n
a bewildered or absent-minded state She's been going around in a daze all day. verbystering, bedwelming ذُهول، فُقْدان الوَعْي зашеметяване omráčení, jako ve snách forvirring die Benommenheit παραζάλη, αφηρημάδα aturdimiento uim حیرت؛ سرگشتگی pökerryksissä stupéfaction הָמוּם, בְּהֶלֶם स्तब्धता, चकाचौंध zaprepaštenje, zbunjenost kábulat kebingungan vera ringlaður/-dasaður stordimento; stupore ぼーっとした 멍한 상태 apstulbimas apmulsums; apstulbums kebingungan verdoving fortumlet tilstand szok, oszołomienie atordoamento zăpă­ceală изумление ako vo sne zbeganost zbunjenost förvirrat tillstånd ภาวะที่งงงวย şaşkınlık 發昏,眼花繚亂 подив; здивування بدحواسی کا عالم trạng thái bối rối 缭乱
adj dazed
confused (by a blow etc) He came in looking dazed with shock. verbysterd, verwilderd مَذْهول، غائِبٌ عن وَعْيِه зашеметен omráčený, zmatený, otupělý forvirret; fortumlet benommen ζαλισμένος, σαστισμένος aturdido peast segi گیج؛ بهت زده pökertynyt hébété הָמוּם हक्का-बक्का रहना zbunjen, omamljen kábult bingung dasaður stordito; stupefatto ぼーっとした 당황하게 하다 apstulbęs apmulsis; apstulbis bingung verdoofd fortumlet, ør oszołomiony aturdido buimăcit изумлённый omámený zbegan zbunjen bedövad, förvirrad, vimmelkantig ซึ่งงงงวย afallamış, sersemlemiş 眼花繚亂的,頭昏的 здивований حواس باختہ sửng sốt


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Still in a daze, Daylight made to his hotel, accomplished his dinner, and prepared for bed.
It was Olson who first recovered from his daze sufficiently to guess the explanation of the phenomenon.
However, a little time and a little water brought him out of his DAZE.
 
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