: 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
She 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
dazedness noun
… mistaking for dazedness the profound concentration of his mind. 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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In footage shared by local media, he was seen bloodied, dazed and clutching his mobile phone. Diaa Hadid, NPR, 13 June 2025 The implication that Pax might be dealing with some issues came up again last month when he was photographed by the paparazzi in the early morning hours, stumbling out of the famed Chateau Marmont hotel in Los Angeles, with a dazed grin and needing to be held up by friends, the Daily Mail reported. Martha Ross, Mercury News, 12 June 2025 The kidnapper honors his promise to release Kyle, who turns up dazed but otherwise unharmed in a Bronx skate park after being bound and gagged somewhere in a basement bathtub for days. David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2025 In his latest, Minervini brings viewers into the thick of the Civil War, only to find the same dazed souls and gnawing uncertainties that have always been his focus. Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for dazed

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dazed was in the 15th century

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“Dazed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dazed. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.

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