daze

verb

ˈdāz 

dazed; dazing

transitive verb

1

: to stupefy especially by a blow : stun

The first punch dazed him.

were dazed by his response

2

: to dazzle with light

dazed by the bright sun

daze noun

He flung his bat in a daze and made a slow trot around the bases …

—Steve Wulf

He sometimes finds himself so focused on cyberspace that he falls into a kind of computer daze, losing all track of time.

—Leslie Miller

Synonyms

• rock
• stun

Examples of daze in a Sentence

the fall dazed him for a moment, causing him to become disoriented

a skier dazed by the glare from the snow

Recent Examples on the Web

The president, who is 81 years old, stumbled over words, losing his train of thought at times and appearing dazed at others during the event. —Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 July 2024

Medical workers and patients were filmed in bloodied clothes, walking through the rubble, apparently dazed, while video taken inside the hospital showed windows blown out onto patient beds and blood spattered on the floor. —Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 9 July 2024

Parents holding infants walked in the street outside, dazed and sobbing after the rare daylight aerial assault. —Dan Morrison, USA TODAY, 8 July 2024

The three men are bloody and appear dazed as the Hamas militants shout in Arabic in the graphic video, recorded by Hamas and reviewed by NBC News journalists. —Shira Pinson, NBC News, 25 June 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English dasen, from Old Norse *dasa; akin to Old Norse dasask to become exhausted

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

daze

1 of 2 verb

ˈdāz

dazed; dazing

1

: to stun especially by a blow

the boxer was dazed by blows to the head

2

: to dazzle with light

daze

2 of 2 noun

: the state of being dazed