[syn: stun, bedaze, daze]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Daze \Daze\ (d[=a]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dazed (d[=a]zd); 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. dw[=ae]s, dysig, stupid. [root]71. Cf.
Dizzy, Doze.]
To stupefy with excess of light; with a blow, with cold, or
with fear; to confuse; to benumb.
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While flashing beams do daze his feeble eyen.
--Spenser.
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Such souls,
Whose sudden visitations daze the world. --Sir H.
Taylor.
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He comes out of the room in a dazed state, that is an
odd though a sufficient substitute for interest.
--Dickens.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Daze \Daze\, n.
1. The state of being dazed; as, he was in a daze. [Colloq.]
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2. (Mining) A glittering stone.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
daze
n 1: 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" [syn: daze,
shock, stupor]
2: confusion characterized by lack of clarity [syn: daze,
fog, haze]
v 1: to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from
intense light; "She was dazzled by the bright headlights"
[syn: dazzle, bedazzle, daze]
2: overcome as with astonishment or disbelief; "The news stunned
her" [syn: stun, bedaze, daze]