Thesaurus: daze
To stupefy with excess of light; with a blow, with cold, or with fear; to confuse; to benumb.
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Definitions
- v. t. To stupefy with excess of light; with a blow, with cold, or with fear; to confuse; to benumb.
- n. The state of being dazed; as, he was in a daze.
- n. A glittering stone.
- n. the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
- n. confusion characterized by lack of clarity
- v. to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light
- v. overcome as with astonishment or disbelief
- To stupefy with excess of light; with a blow, with cold, or with fear; to confuse; to benumb. While flashing beams do daze his feeble eyen. Spenser. Such souls, Whose sudden visitations daze the world. Sir H. Taylor. He comes out of the room in a dazed state, that is an odd though a sufficient substitute for interest. Dickens. 1. The state of being dazed; as, he was in a daze. [Colloq.] 2. (Mining) A glittering stone.
- To stupefy with excess of light; with a blow, with cold, orwith fear; to confuse; to benumb.While flashing beams do daze his feeble eyen. Spenser.Such souls, Whose sudden visitations daze the world. Sir H. Taylor.He comes out of the room in a dazed state, that is an odd though asufficient substitute for interest. Dickens.
- n:47/v:53 n. the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally n. confusion characterized by lack of clarity