dazeddazed /deɪzd/ adjective 
Dazed survivors staggered from the wreckage.dazed look/expression etc Her face was very pale and she wore a dazed expression.► see thesaurus at shocked
WORD ORIGINdazed
Origin:
1300-1400 Old Norse dasathr ‘very tired’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Anxious family members sat dazed in the waiting room.
- Daphne is in hospital, still dazed by the events of the last ten days.
- He stood there with a dazed expression on his face watching her pack her bags.
- I stumbled from the office, feeling dazed and confused, and not really knowing where I was.
- I stumbled from the room dazed and confused, completely disoriented by what had just happened.
- When the realization hit her, she just sat there looking dazed.
- A toothless old man from Baku, his double-breasted jacket beribboned with the medals of two world wars, looked dazed.
- He had stopped coughing, but still looked dazed.
- She felt dazed and was drifting through life never feeling well, sleepless, anxious and just not coping.
- She sounded dazed and vaguely surprised.
- The pile of dazed teachers jumped to their feet and chased after the Bookman.
- They shuffled forward in a dazed manner holding hands, their labels hanging round their necks.
- We used to, watch them arrive, looking dazed and disappointed.
- When he met Eileen Ryan she was sitting on a bank with a dazed look, her bicycle up-ended in a ditch.
THESAURUS
feeling surprised and upset by something very unexpected and unpleasant: · I was shocked when I heard what had happened.· We are all deeply shocked by his death.· They seemed shocked at the suggestion.
shocked because something very unpleasant or frightening has happened – used when the experience has made you feel weak or nervous: · He was badly shaken by the incident.· She looked shaken by the news.
to feel shocked and unable to do normal things: · He was uninjured but in a state of shock after the attack.
very shocked because something unpleasant or frightening has happened: · She was horrified to discover that her son had been taking drugs.· There was a horrified look on his face.
very shocked because you think something is very bad: · I was appalled by his behaviour.· Emma was appalled at how he’d treated his mother.
so badly shocked that you are affected for a very long time: · The children were severely traumatized by years of civil war.
extremely shocked and angry: · The victim’s family were outraged at the short jail sentence.
extremely shocked and sad – used when someone is extremely badly affected by something: · Petra was absolutely devastated by the death of her daughter.
so shocked that you are unable to do or say anything immediately: · He had been stunned by the news of his friend’s sudden death.
very shocked and unable to think clearly: · He emerged from the wreck of the car, dazed but unhurt.
[not before noun] written shocked: · She looked aghast at the suggestion.
Longman Language Activatorso shocked that you show it in your behaviour or appearance so shocked, angry, upset etc that you cannot speak: · The chairman was speechless when he heard that he had been dismissed.· Almost speechless, her mother managed to gasp out, 'And how long has this been going on?'leave somebody speechless: · Her children's behaviour is sometimes so bad that it leaves her speechless.speechless with rage/ horror/shock etc: · I didn't answer. I was speechless with rage.· The little girl seemed speechless with terror.I'm speechless spoken (=used to say how shocked or surprised you are): · Well, I'm speechless Anna. I really don't know what to say.
so shocked that you are unable to react immediately: · The news of his brother's death left him too stunned to speak.· Canada was completely stunned by the shooting, for it thinks of itself as a peaceful, gentle nation.· She looked pale and stunned -- it was clear that something awful had happened.stunned by: · His brother seemed stunned by the verdict.stunned silence (=when people stop talking, because something shocking has happened): · After a stunned silence, Peggy added, 'And I'm not going to change my mind.'
very shocked and unable to think clearly or do anything to improve the situation: · I stumbled from the office, feeling dazed and confused, and not really knowing where I was.· He stood there with a dazed expression on his face watching her pack her bags.dazed by: · Daphne is in hospital, still dazed by the events of the last ten days.
British spoken so shocked that you cannot speak for a short time: · 'Do you feel surprised by your win?' 'Gobsmacked would be closer to the truth.'
unconscious not able to see, hear, feel etc, usually for a short time, for example because you have taken a drug or been hit on the head: · There was a woman lying unconscious on the floor.· The unconscious man was carefully lifted onto a stretcher.
to be unconscious for a long time, because of a serious accident or illness: · Marina has been in a coma for the past four months.lie in a coma: · Jo Columbo lay in a coma, paralyzed by bullet wounds.
especially spoken to be unconscious: · The other boxer was out cold.
almost unconscious for a short time, and often unable to move, because you have had a shock, been hit on the head etc: · When the realization hit her, she just sat there looking dazed.· I stumbled from the room dazed and confused, completely disoriented by what had just happened.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Her face was very pale and she wore a dazed expression.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
unable to think clearly, especially because of a shock, accident etc: Her face was very pale and she wore a dazed expression. (=one that shows you are unable to think clearly, especially because of a shock or accident)· His clothes were torn and there was a dazed expression on his face.
Dazed survivors staggered from the wreckage.dazed look/expression etc Her face was very pale and she wore a dazed expression.► see thesaurus at shocked