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daze

daze [ dayz ]


noun 
Definition:
 
confused state: a state of confusion and unclear thinking, often the result of a blow or shock
Things happened so quickly I was left in a daze.



transitive verb  (past and past participle dazed, present participle daz·ing, 3rd person present singular daz·es)
Definition:
 
1. stun somebody: to leave somebody wholly or partly unconscious or unable to think clearly, especially as a result of a blow or shock
The blow seemed to have dazed her.

2. bewilder somebody: to leave somebody feeling confused or amazed

[14th century. Back-formation < dazed< Old Norse dasaðr "weary from cold or exertion"]

dazed adjective
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