daze

verb

ˈdāz 

dazed; dazing

transitive verb

1

: to stupefy especially by a blow : stun

The first punch dazed him.

were dazed by his response

2

: to dazzle with light

dazed by the bright sun

daze noun

He flung his bat in a daze and made a slow trot around the bases …

—Steve Wulf

He sometimes finds himself so focused on cyberspace that he falls into a kind of computer daze, losing all track of time.

—Leslie Miller

Synonyms

• rock
• stun

Examples of daze in a Sentence

the fall dazed him for a moment, causing him to become disoriented

a skier dazed by the glare from the snow

Recent Examples on the Web

As a result, the helo dove into a crash that left Josie not only dazed, but with a very broken left leg. —Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 8 Dec. 2024

Social media was flooded with videos of people emerging dazed and dishevelled from Assad’s state prisons, in many ways the most potent symbol of his rule, which had been flung open by opposition forces. —Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024

Outlander producer breaks down season 7 return, Roger's shocking discovery Roger is dazed. —Lincee Ray, EW.com, 30 Nov. 2024

Two men strapped into the gondola appear dazed, while a female lies on the floor of the platform. —Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 29 Oct. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English dasen, from Old Norse *dasa; akin to Old Norse dasask to become exhausted

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

daze

1 of 2 verb

ˈdāz

dazed; dazing

1

: to stun especially by a blow

the boxer was dazed by blows to the head

2

: to dazzle with light

daze

2 of 2 noun

: the state of being dazed