daze
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5.3
- noun
- /deɪz/
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- She walked through the crowded streets in a daze, barely aware of her surroundings.
and he's in a daze and he's got this sketch pad. And as he walks towards his friends,
- and he's in a daze and he's got this sketch pad. And as he walks towards his friends,
- I'm having a hard run, lost in the daze.
- Then they can is it again still all kind of dark and, and a kind of daze or did they start to sink in that what had happened?
Examples
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You seem like you're in a daze.
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Ted comes out of his daze, looks at the list again, and huffs off.
Fiction book (1995) -
I was like in this daze, and I had no idea what was up.
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Richard, still in a daze, looks up at his new friend.
Fiction book (1996) -
I was in sort of a daze.
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Still in a daze, I could not make the public telephone work.
Academic text (2002) -
I'm in a complete daze.
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I was in a daze as I pulled myself together and went to Basil.
Fiction book (1994) -
He was still in somewhat of a daze from it.
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Donald Turnipseed was found wandering around... in a daze but basically unhurt.
Synonyms
567
2.3
A sudden strong feeling of surprise and distress after an unexpected event
53
6.0
A state of confusion that makes it hard to think clearly
17
7.7
An almost unconscious state when a person cannot think or feel much
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3.9
A very stunned and numb feeling after a sudden bad event
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6.2
A state of confusion when your thoughts feel unclear
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4.8
A feeling of being very confused and not knowing what to do
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6.8
A deep daze when a person is unaware of what is happening
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9.8
A feeling of confusion and embarrassment that makes it hard to think
A state of mind when you feel unclear and cannot think or decide
With much hurry and disorder
Antonyms
How Dazed
Surface Forms
Etymology
Daze comes from an old idea of being struck or stunned so you cannot think clearly, and a helpful way to remember it is to think of dazzle, when a strong light can 'stun' you. So a daze is a state of 'confusion' or being unable to think normally.