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adjective

ˈdāzd How to pronounce dazed (audio)
Definition of dazednext
as in bewildered
suffering from mental confusion the dazed goalie could only watch as the winning point went flying past him

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dazed

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verb

past tense of daze
1
as in stunned
to make senseless or dizzy by a blow the fall dazed him for a moment, causing him to become disoriented

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2
as in blinded
to overpower with light a skier dazed by the glare from the snow

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Recent Examples of dazed
Adjective
Humans of all ages, in fact, stare dazed into glowing screens. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 19 June 2026 Rapkin, truth be told, looked a little dazed. — Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 17 June 2026
Verb
Firefighters were trying to put out flames, others were trying to find victims inside, Sanford's truck was still there and church members who'd just survived the horror were on the lawn, dazed. — Georgea Kovanis, Freep.com, 5 Oct. 2025 The young men in Bruins blue and gold staggering off the field afterwards dazed, confused. — Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dazed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dazed
  1. bewildered
  2. stunned
  3. blinded
  4. confused
  5. dazzled
  6. distracted
  7. dizzy
Adjective
  • Away from the bewildered rancher calling out in surprise, away from the Appaloosa.
    — Emily Ruskovich, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026
  • Massachusetts State Police ushered thousands of bewildered attendees into the tunnel.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Definition of bewildered
Verb
  • The against-all-odds survival narrative stunned even veteran first responders.
    — Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
  • In it, Gomez stunned in a sleeveless lace dress with a halter neck and a long mesh veil.
    — Michael Nied, InStyle, 4 July 2026
Definition of stunned
Verb
  • Standard sonar often fails in shallow waters, while cameras are blinded by shifting sands and the simple distortion of rolling ocean waves.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026
  • In it, the man stumbles around, blinded by the sun, surrounded by insensible tourists.
    — Merve Emre, New Yorker, 28 June 2026
Definition of blinded
Adjective
  • In Timon, by contrast, everything is a rush, everything is broke-off and confused, everything is hurtling through suffering towards oblivion.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026
  • But when non-negotiable tasks are framed as questions, children can become confused about whether the task is actually optional.
    — Siggie Cohen, CNBC, 4 July 2026
Definition of confused
Verb
  • Off the pitch, our stadiums and our cities seemingly dazzled visitors (even if many of them were simply posting for engagement).
    — Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 7 July 2026
  • Younger clinicians are neither dazzled by artificial intelligence nor especially afraid of it.
    — Frantz M. Berthaud, STAT, 7 July 2026
Definition of dazzled
Adjective
  • Investigators don’t believe that the driver was intoxicated, but distracted driving has not been ruled out as a potential cause of the accident, according to police.
    — Mary Ella Hastings July 6, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2026
  • Although Belgium coach Rudi Garcia and the Belgian federation had expressed dismay at FIFA’s decision to suspend Balogun’s red card ban, Garcia said his team was neither distracted nor motivated by the controversy.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026
Definition of distracted
Adjective
  • People with heat exhaustion typically feel dizzy, start sweating profusely, have a fast pulse and can feel sick.
    — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 2 July 2026
  • The 77-year-old previously expressed feeling dizzy on stage and cut the opening performance short.
    — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 1 July 2026
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