daze

verb

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

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
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He was then taken to the hospital out of caution due to being dazed momentarily. Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 2 Sep. 2024 Video and photos by Ukrainian officials showed medical workers and patients in bloodied clothes, walking around the hospital grounds apparently dazed. Daryna Mayer, NBC News, 8 July 2024 The people below were knocked down, thrown forward and dazed, but one man was able to gather himself and go up to the flybridge to survey the damage. Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2024 The source adds that the High School Musical alum was dazed momentarily, and therefore taken to a hospital out of an abundance of caution. Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 6 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for daze 

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

Time Traveler
The first known use of daze was in the 14th century

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Cite this Entry

“Daze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daze. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.

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

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