Daze

[daze]

A daze is a type of confusion, when you have a lack of clarity. When you first wake up, you might be in a bit of a daze, shuffling about the house before your brain really starts working.

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To stupefy with excess of light; with a blow, with cold, or with fear; to confuse; to benumb.

Noun
confusion characterized by lack of clarity

Noun
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally; "his mother''s deathleft him in a daze"; "he was numb with shock"

Verb
overcome as with astonishment or disbelief; "The news stunned her"

Verb
to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light; "She was dazzled by the bright headlights"


v. t.
To stupefy with excess of light; with a blow, with cold, or with fear; to confuse; to benumb.

n.
The state of being dazed; as, he was in a daze.

n.
A glittering stone.


Daze

Daze , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dazed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Dazing.] [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. dws, dysig, stupid. . Cf. Dizzy, Doze.] 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.
Such souls, Whose sudden visitations daze the world.
He comes out of the room in a dazed state, that is an odd though a sufficient substitute for interest.

Daze

Daze, n. 1. The state of being dazed; as, he was in a daze. [Colloq.] 2. (Mining) A glittering stone.

To stupefy with excess of light; with a blow, with cold, or with fear; to confuse; to benumb.

The state of being dazed; as, he was in a daze.

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Usage Examples

I've never written a movie, I'm not in the movie business. I go out to L.A. and I'm like everyone else wandering around in a daze hoping I see movie stars. I write the novels that the movies are based on, and that feels like enough of a job for me.

Misspelled Form

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