: 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
Jack LondonShe sat confused and dazed after hearing the news.
also
: characteristic of one who is dazed
had a dazed look on her face
dazedly
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
J. K. Rowling
dazedness
ˈdā-zəd-nəs 
noun
ˈdāzd-
… mistaking for dazedness the profound concentration of his mind.
—Booth Tarkington
Booth Tarkington
Examples of dazed in a Sentence
the dazed goalie could only watch as the winning point went flying past him
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Meanwhile, the Golden Globes has officially added a podcast category, and even though no one quite knows what to make of it, folks seem dazed enough to roll with it nevertheless.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2025
The move, which Legion of Doom famously used by clotheslining an opponent down, seemed to go wrong as Breakker landed badly, and seemed a bit dazed after the spot.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
Then Ron strides across the stage and sits down on an office chair that collapses into pieces underneath, leaving him sprawled on his back, dazed, and humiliated before his bosses and subordinates.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 12 Nov. 2025
Glancing around the standing-room-only party, filled with joyful hugs and happy chatter as guests drank spicy margaritas and nibbled on fries in paper cones printed with quotes from the book, a dazed Brown smiled.
—Hadley Meares, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
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Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2025
The move, which Legion of Doom famously used by clotheslining an opponent down, seemed to go wrong as Breakker landed badly, and seemed a bit dazed after the spot.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
Then Ron strides across the stage and sits down on an office chair that collapses into pieces underneath, leaving him sprawled on his back, dazed, and humiliated before his bosses and subordinates.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 12 Nov. 2025
Glancing around the standing-room-only party, filled with joyful hugs and happy chatter as guests drank spicy margaritas and nibbled on fries in paper cones printed with quotes from the book, a dazed Brown smiled.
—Hadley Meares, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Dazed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dazed. Accessed 29 Dec. 2025.
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