DAZEDNESS Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

dazedness

noun

Definition of dazedness

as in daze

a state of mental confusion a degree of dazedness that only the truly dissolute ever get to experience

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Everyone in town seemed to walk through that day in a daze; Leslie’s name was spoken in hushed whispers.

— Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2026
Kutsuna has an impish twinkle; Yamada mutely swans about in a daze like an opium fiend.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026

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