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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DAZE, v.t. To overpower with light; to dim or blind by too strong a light, or to render the sight unsteady.
DAZE, n. Among miners, a glittering stone.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally; "his mother's death left him in a daze"; "he was numb with shock" [syn: daze, shock, stupor]
2: confusion characterized by lack of clarity [syn: daze, fog, haze] v
1: to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light; "She was dazzled by the bright headlights" [syn: dazzle, bedazzle, daze]
2: overcome as with astonishment or disbelief; "The news stunned her" [syn: stun, bedaze, daze]

Merriam Webster's

transitive verb (dazed; dazing) Etymology: Middle English dasen, from Old Norse *dasa; akin to Old Norse dasask to become exhausted Date: 14th century 1. to stupefy especially by a blow ; stun 2. to dazzle with light • daze noun • dazedly adverb • dazedness noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v. & n. --v.tr. stupefy, bewilder. --n. a state of confusion or bewilderment (in a daze). Derivatives: dazedly adv. Etymology: ME dased past part., f. ON dasathr weary

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Daze Daze (d[=a]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dazed (d[=a]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. Dazing.] [OE. dasen, prob. from Icel. dasask to become weary, a reflexive verb; cf. Sw. dasa to lie idle, and OD. daesen to be foolish, insane, daes, dwaes, D. dwaas, foolish, insane, AS. dw[=ae]s, dysig, stupid. [root]71. Cf. Dizzy, Doze.] 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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Daze Daze, n. 1. The state of being dazed; as, he was in a daze. [Colloq.] 2. (Mining) A glittering stone.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

If someone is in a daze, they are feeling confused and unable to think clearly, often because they have had a shock or surprise. For 35 minutes I was walking around in a daze. N-SING: oft in a N

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. 1. Dazzle, blind. 2. Bewilder, confuse, perplex, stupefy, stun.

Moby Thesaurus

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