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 of dazed

• 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

But plenty of people tell of being left dazed and destabilized by ayahuasca ceremonies and struggling to return to their previous lives; some make sudden life changes that only bring distress and further trauma. —Mattha Busby, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2026

The slightly dazed look of someone who has just emerged from an eight-hour surgery. —Matthew Kayser, Ascend Agency, 16 Jan. 2026

From the first-quarter red-zone stand to the fourth-quarter strip sack that left Justin Herbert twisted, bloodied and dazed, the Patriots defense manhandled the Los Angeles Chargers in the teams’ wild-card playoff matchup. —Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 12 Jan. 2026

The scramble to get the show launched has left Tierney and Brady a bit dazed. —Michael Schneider, Variety, 22 Dec. 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