: unable to think clearly or act normally due to injury, shock, bewilderment, fatigue, etc.
After a particularly fierce blow, he crawled to his feet, too dazed to rush.—
Jack London
Jack LondonShe sat confused and dazed after hearing the news.
also
: characteristic of one who is dazed
had a dazed look on her face
dazedly
adverb
… a lethargy so complete that he could lie on his bed for an hour at a time, staring dazedly into space …
—J. K. Rowling
J. K. Rowling
dazedness
ˈdā-zəd-nəs 
noun
ˈdāzd-
… mistaking for dazedness the profound concentration of his mind.
—Booth Tarkington
Booth Tarkington
Examples of dazed in a Sentence
the dazed goalie could only watch as the winning point went flying past him
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Case in point: his goal for Portugal Under-17s against Morocco in September 2023, a ludicrous solo effort that left a trail of dazed defenders scratching their heads and wondering what the hell had just happened.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Sea lions and dolphins have been observed rigid with seizures, acting dazed and confused.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2025
YouTube video surfaced of a dazed but conscious Whyte standing shirtless on the street as cops and medical personnel covered him with a blanket in the aftermath of the attack.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 19 Mar. 2025
For a man who always appears breathlessly busy with work, even Thorne seems a little dazed by the interest in Adolescence.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2025
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Jack Lang, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Sea lions and dolphins have been observed rigid with seizures, acting dazed and confused.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2025
YouTube video surfaced of a dazed but conscious Whyte standing shirtless on the street as cops and medical personnel covered him with a blanket in the aftermath of the attack.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 19 Mar. 2025
For a man who always appears breathlessly busy with work, even Thorne seems a little dazed by the interest in Adolescence.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dazed
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“Dazed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dazed. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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