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The definition of a daze is a state of stunned confusion or bewilderment.

(noun)

When you first wake up from a really deep sleep and you aren't sure where you are or what is going on around you, this is an example of a time when you are in a daze.

To daze is defined as to confuse someone or to make him unable to react or think properly.

(verb)

When you shock someone by telling them amazing news, this is an example of a time when you daze him.

See daze in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb dazed, dazing

to stupefy, stun, or bewilder, as by a shock or blow
to dazzle

Origin: ME dasen < ON dasa-, refl. dasast, to become weary < dasi, lazy, tired < IE base *dhē-, to wear away > L fames, hunger

noun

a dazed condition

Related Forms:

dazedly adverb

See daze in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb dazed dazed, daz·ing, daz·es

To stun, as with a heavy blow or shock; stupefy.
To dazzle, as with strong light.

noun

A stunned or bewildered condition.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English dasen

Origin: , of Scandinavian origin

Origin: ; akin to Old Norse dasask, to become weary

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