dazed

adjective

ˈdāzd 

: 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

ˈdā-zəd-lē 

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

ˈdā-zəd-nəs 

ˈdāzd-

noun

… mistaking for dazedness the profound concentration of his mind.

—Booth Tarkington

Synonyms

• bewildered
• confused
• stunned
• distracted
• dizzy

Examples of dazed in a Sentence

the dazed goalie could only watch as the winning point went flying past him

Recent Examples on the Web

The same woman who used to have fun behind her camera now seems sleepy, dazed, and even drugged. —Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025

Some seemed visibly dazed to suddenly be back in their homeland. —Patrick Oppmann, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025

Planned or not, that mess is smoothed out as the film proceeds, and Washington’s performance goes from languorous and dazed to razor-sharp and darkly humorous—reminiscent of the work he’s done for Lee in the past. —David Sims, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2025

Jaron was tall and thin, with conjoined eyebrows, his usual mien the dazed air of someone just getting off a long flight. —Annie Proulx, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for dazed

• amazed
• appraised
• rephrased
• unfazed
• unglazed
• upraised
• blazed
• braised
• brazed
• crazed
• gazed
• glazed