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

• 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 video, which features Peng battling with strong winds and then looking dazed and frostbitten above the clouds, was first posted on Chinese video-sharing App Douyin, the country’s version of TikTok. —Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 30 May 2025

Upon returning to Sydney, Mackey and JD both looked dazed, whereas Blue (Mavournee Hazel) made a most unexpected discovery in her highly secure flat. —Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 25 Apr. 2025

The Herald interviewed three eyewitnesses who said Pino was dazed and clinging to the hull of his overturned boat. —Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 20 May 2025

Luke makes it to the stage and ascertains that his wife is still alive, though gasping and dazed. —Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 20 May 2025

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

Rhymes for daze

• baize
• bays
• blase
• blaze
• braes
• braze
• chaise
• claes
• clays
• craze
• dais
• days

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