daze

deɪz

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Definition of daze - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

mental statestate of not thinking clearly, often after a surprise

He walked around in a daze after the accident.

befuddlement

haze

stupor

Verb

tr.

confusion impactmake someone unable to think clearly, often by shock or impact

The loud noise dazed him for several minutes.

bewilder

stun

stupefy

astonishmentoverwhelm with amazement or disbelief

The magician's trick dazed the audience.

amaze

astonish

awe

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in a daze

adv.

in a state of confusion or bewilderment

She walked through the day in a daze after hearing the news.

Origin of daze

Old Norse, dasa (weary)

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stupor

confusion

daze or great confusion

stupefied

adj.

emotion

in a daze from surprise or astonishment

stonify

daze

make someone feel stunned or dazed

Examples of daze in a sentence

The news left her in a joyful daze.
The blow dazed the boxer during the first round.
Bright lights dazed the hikers after dawn.
The news dazed him completely.
Her sudden decision dazed everyone.

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French:stupeur, étourdir, ...
German:Benommenheit, benommen machen, ...
Italian:stordimento, stordire, ...
Spanish:aturdimiento, aturdir, ...
Portuguese:atordoamento, atordoar, ...
Chinese:恍惚, 使茫然, ...
Japanese:茫然, 茫然とさせる, ...
Arabic:ذُهُول, أَذْهَلَ, ...
Hebrew:טִשְׁטוּשׁ, לְהַמֵּם, ...
Russian:оцепенение, ошеломить, ...
Ukrainian:запаморочення, приголомшити, ...
Hindi:भ्रमावस्था, चक्कर में डालना, ...
Bengali:বিহ্বলতা, মাথা ঝিমঝিম করা, ...
Catalan:ensopiment, aturdir, ...
Czech:otupělost, omráčit, ...
Danish:døs, forbløffe, ...
Dutch:versuftheid, verdoezelen, ...
Greek:αποσυντονισμός, ζαλίζω, ...
Hungarian:kábulat, elkábítani, ...
Khmer:សភាពវង្វេងវង្វាន់, ធ្វើឱ្យស្រឡាំងកាំង, ...
Korean:멍한 상태, 멍하게 하다, ...
Persian:گیجی, گیج کردن, ...
Polish:oszołomienie, oszołomić, ...
Portuguese (BR):torpor, atordoar, ...
Romanian:ceață, a ametii, ...
Swedish:förvirringstillstånd, förvirra, ...
Thai:อาการมึนงง, ทำให้งงงวย, ...
Turkish:sersemlik, sersemletmek, ...
Vietnamese:trạng thái mơ hồ, làm cho choáng váng, ...

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