haze

haze

noun

Definition of HAZE

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 brume, fog, gauze, mist, murk, reek, smog, soup

Related Words bank, cloud, fume, miasma, smoke, smother, steam

2

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

Synonyms daze, dazedness, fog, muddle, spin, swoon

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

Near Antonyms alertness, levelheadedness