daze

daze

to stun with a blow: The attack left him in a daze.; to overwhelm; astound; dumbfound; flabbergast: Daze them with your sleight of hand.

Not to be confused with:

days – plural of day: There are seven days in a week.

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daze

 (dāz)

tr.v. dazed, daz·ing, daz·es

1. To stun or bewilder, as with a heavy blow or shock; stupefy: "He fell with a thud that dazed him" (Jean Toomer).

2. To dazzle, as with strong light.

n.

A stunned or bewildered condition: The news left us all in a daze.

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

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daze

(deɪz)

vb (tr)

1. to stun or stupefy, esp by a blow or shock

2. to bewilder, amaze, or dazzle

n

a state of stunned confusion or shock (esp in the phrase in a daze)

[C14: from Old Norse dasa-, as in dasask to grow weary]

dazedly adv

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daze

(deɪz)

v. dazed, daz•ing,
n. v.t.

1. to stun or stupefy with a blow, shock, etc.

2. to overwhelm; dazzle.

n.

3. a dazed condition.

[1275–1325; Middle English < Old Norse dasa- (as in dasask to become weary); compare Dan dase to doze, mope]

daz′ed•ly, adv.

daz′ed•ness, n.

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daze

Past participle: dazed
Gerund: dazing

Imperative

daze

daze

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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 The blow caught me on the temple and dazed me.

2. confuse, surprise, amaze, blind, astonish, stagger, startle, dazzle, bewilder, astound, perplex, flummox, dumbfound, nonplus, flabbergast (informal), befog We were dazed by the sheer size of the spectacle.

noun

1. shock (usually used in the phrase `in a daze') confusion, distraction, trance, bewilderment, stupor, trancelike state I was walking around in a daze.

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daze

verb

1. To dull the senses, as with a heavy blow, a shock, or fatigue:

bedaze, bemuse, benumb, stun, stupefy.

Chiefly Regional: maze.

2. To confuse with bright light:

bedazzle, blind, dazzle.

noun

A stunned or bewildered condition:

befuddlement, bewilderedness, bewilderment, discombobulation, fog, muddle, mystification, perplexity, puzzlement, stupefaction, stupor, trance.

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Translations

ذُهول، فُقْدان الوَعْييُفقِدُهُ وَعْيَهُ

jako ve snáchomráčeníomráčitzmást

blive fortumletblive forvirretforvirring

Benommenheitbetäuben

étourdirstupéfaction

kábít

ringla, gera agndofavera ringlaîur

assordarestordimentostordire

apmulsinātapmulsumsapstulbinātapstulbums

fortumlet tilstandgjøre fortumlet

ako vo sne

zmedenost

afallatmakşaşırtmakşaşkınlık

使茫然发昏眼花缭乱迷乱

daze

[deɪz]

A. N → aturdimiento m
to be in a daze → estar aturdido

B. VT

1. [drug, blow] → atontar, aturdir; (= confuse) → aturdir

2. (fig) [news] → aturdir, atolondrar

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daze

[ˈdeɪz]

vt

[drug] → hébéter

[blow] → étourdir

n
in a daze (= in a state of shock) → hébété(e) (= confused) → dans la confusion

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daze

n → Benommenheit f; in a daze → ganz benommen

vt → benommen machen

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daze

[deɪz]

1. n in a daze → stordito/a, inebetito/a

2. vt (subj, drug) → inebetire; (blow) → stordire

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daze

(deiz) verb

to make confused (eg by a blow or a shock). She was dazed by the news. verbyster يُفقِدُهُ وَعْيَهُ зашеметявам atordoar omráčit, zmást betäuben blive fortumlet; blive forvirret κάνω κπ. να σαστίσει aturdir uimaseks tegema گیج کردن huumaantua étourdir לְהָמֵם चौंधिया देना, घबरा देना zbuniti, omamiti (el)kábít membingungkan ringla, gera agndofa stordire; sbalordire ぼーっとした状態 멍하게 만들다 apstulbinti apmulsināt; apstulbināt terkejut verbijsterengjøre fortumlet oszałamiać ګنګس 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，迷乱，发昏

noun

a bewildered or absent-minded state. She's been going around in a daze all day. verbystering, bedwelming ذُهول، فُقْدان الوَعْي зашеметяване atordoamento omráčení, jako ve snách die Benommenheit forvirring παραζάλη, αφηρημάδαaturdimiento uim حیرت؛ سرگشتگی huuma stupéfactionהמום, בהלם स्तब्धता, चकाचौंध zaprepaštenje, zbunjenost kábulat kebingungan vera ringlaður/-dasaður stordimento; stupore ぼーっとした 어리둥절하게 만들다 apstulbimas apmulsums; apstulbums kebingungan verdovingfortumlet tilstandszok, oszołomienie سر بداله کول atordoamento zăpă­ceală изумление ako vo sne zbeganost zbunjenost förvirrat tillstånd ภาวะที่งงงวย şaşkınlık 發昏，眼花撩亂 подив; здивування بدحواسی کا عالم trạng thái bối rối 发昏，眼花缭乱

dazed adjective

confused (by a blow etc). He came in looking dazed with shock. verbysterd, verwilderd مَذْهول، غائِبٌ عن وَعْيِه зашеметен aturdido omráčený, zmatený, otupělý benommen forvirret; fortumlet ζαλισμένος, σαστισμένοςaturdido peast segi گیج؛ بهت زده huumaantunut hébétéהמום हक्का-बक्का रहना zbunjen, omamljen kábult bingung dasaður stordito; stupefatto ぼーっとした 멍한 apstulbęs apmulsis; apstulbis bingung verdoofdfortumlet, øroszołomiony ګنګس aturdido buimăcit изумлённый omámený zbegan zbunjen bedövad, förvirrad, vimmelkantig ซึ่งงงงวย afallamış, sersemlemiş 眼花撩亂的，頭昏的 здивований حواس باختہ sửng sốt 眼花缭乱的，头昏的

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daze

n. ofuscación, desorientación.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

daze

n aturdimiento, mareo, estado de confusión o desorientación sin agitación; in a — aturdido, atarantado, mareado; vt aturdir, atarantar

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