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(deɪz)
singular noun [oft in a N]
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.
Synonyms: shock, confusion, distraction, trance More Synonyms of daze
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daze in British English

(deɪz)
verb (transitive)
1. 
to stun or stupefy, esp by a blow or shock
2. 
to bewilder, amaze, or dazzle
noun
3. 
a state of stunned confusion or shock (esp in the phrase in a daze)
Word origin
C14: from Old Norse dasa-, as in dasask to grow weary

daze in American English

(deɪz)
verb transitiveWord forms: dazed or ˈdazing
1. 
to stupefy, stun, or bewilder, as by a shock or blow
2. 
to dazzle
noun
3. 
a dazed condition
Derived forms
dazedly (ˈdazedly)
adverb
Word origin
ME dasen < ON dasa-, refl. dasast, to become weary < dasi, lazy, tired < IE base *dhē-, to wear away > L fames, hunger

Examples of 'daze' in a sentence
daze

He was dazed but still insisting that he was innocent.
James Fergusson KANDAHAR COCKNEY: A Tale of Two Worlds (2004)
The pilot clambered out of the plane and was walking around a bit dazed.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
There was a shocked and dazed atmosphere to conference.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The dazed animal hopped around frantically on empty seats as it looked for an exit.
The Sun (2013)
The first few days were spent in dazed shock.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Maybe because he was still dazed or maybe because he had been through enough and just wanted it to end.
The Sun (2009)
The guards were dazzled and dazed.
Christianity Today (2000)
It was because half of its competitors have blown themselves up and many of the others are wandering around in a daze.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
She seemed dazed, passive and vacant.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
 Clearly dazed, he was taken off to bed.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Instead, they emerged dazed and confused.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It's like the town has woken from a nightmare but is still daze.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
In those that are still standing, dazed families pick through rooms littered with glass.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The Italians are walking around in a daze.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
I fi nd myself slightly dazed by how disarmingly natural she seems.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
I was a bit dazed and confused with the pain by then.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The aftermath looked like a battlefield, as the injured lay on the ground and others wandered around dazed and shocked.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Both appeared dazed and bewildered.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
He's just dazed and shocked.
The Sun (2011)
People were staggering around, dazed.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)

In other languages
daze

British English: daze NOUN
If someone is in a daze, they are unable to think clearly, often because they have had a shock or surprise.
For an hour I was walking around in a daze.
  • American English: daze
  • Brazilian Portuguese: estarrecimento
  • Chinese: 迷惑
  • European Spanish: aturdimiento
  • French: état de choc
  • German: Benommenheit
  • Italian: stato confusionale
  • Japanese: ぼう然とした状態
  • Korean: 멍한 상태
  • European Portuguese: estarrecimento
  • Latin American Spanish: aturdimiento

Chinese translation of 'daze'

daze

(deɪz)

n

  1. in a daze (= confused) 茫然地 (mángrán de)
1 (verb) 
Definition
to cause to be in a state of confusion or shock
The blow caught me on the temple and dazed me.
Synonyms
stun
He stood his ground and took a heavy blow that stunned him.
shock
Relief workers were shocked by what they saw.
paralyse
He was paralysed with fear.
numb
For a while the shock of his letter numbed her.
stupefy
The aim is to shock, upset, stupefy, or just plain scare them.
benumb
2 (verb) 
Definition
to cause to be in a state of confusion or shock
We were dazed by the sheer size of the spectacle.
Synonyms
confuse
Politics just confuses me.
surprise
We'll solve the case ourselves and surprise everyone.
amaze
He amazed us with his knowledge of local history.
blind
They would try to blind us with science.
astonish
Her dedication astonishes me.
stagger
The whole thing staggers me.
startle
dazzle
She was dazzled by the lights.
bewilder
The silence from her sister had hurt and bewildered her.
astound
He used to astound us with feats of physical endurance.
perplex
problems that perplexed me
flummox
This system has the potential to flummox most car thieves.
dumbfound
The question dumbfounded him.
nonplus
flabbergast (informal)
befog
(noun) 
Definition
a state of confusion or shock
I was walking around in a daze.
Synonyms
shock
He was found beaten and in shock.
confusion
distraction
He drove his staff to the verge of distraction.
trance
Like a man in a trance, he made his way back to the rooms.
bewilderment
He shook his head in bewilderment.
stupor
He was drinking himself into a stupor every night.
trancelike state

Additional synonyms

in the sense of amaze
Definition
to fill with surprise
He amazed us with his knowledge of local history.
Synonyms
astonish,
surprise,
shock,
stun,
alarm,
stagger,
startle,
bewilder,
astound,
daze,
confound,
stupefy,
flabbergast,
bowl someone over (informal),
boggle someone's mind,
dumbfound
in the sense of astonish
Definition
to surprise greatly
Her dedication astonishes me.
Synonyms
amaze,
surprise,
stun,
stagger,
bewilder,
astound,
daze,
confound,
stupefy,
boggle the mind,
dumbfound,
flabbergast (informal)
in the sense of astound
Definition
to overwhelm with amazement
He used to astound us with feats of physical endurance.
Synonyms
amaze,
surprise,
overwhelm,
astonish,
stagger,
bewilder,
daze,
confound,
stupefy,
stun,
take your breath away,
boggle the mind,
dumbfound,
flabbergast (informal)

Synonyms of 'daze'

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