Entry Word: haze

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 an atmospheric condition in which suspended particles in the air rob it of its transparency <Jim could barely make out the tall buildings through the haze>

Synonyms fog, mist, murk, reek, smog, soup

Related Words cloud, fume, miasma, smoke, steam

2 a state of mental confusion <people wandered around in a haze in the days following the earthquake>

Synonyms daze, fog, muddle, spin

Related Words reverie, stupor, trance; befuddlement, bewilderment, perplexity, puzzlement; delirium, malaise, paralysis; cloudiness, fogginess

Near Antonyms alertness, levelheadedness