daze
/deiz/
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Definition
Noun:
- A state of stunned confusion or bewilderment: A temporary mental condition where one's thoughts are unclear, often due to a sudden shock, surprise, or physical impact.
- A state of reduced sensory awareness: A feeling of being stunned, numb, or disoriented, typically resulting from bad news, an accident, or overwhelming emotion.
Verb:
- To stun or overwhelm with a strong emotional impact: To cause someone to be in a state of shock, disbelief, or mental confusion.
- To dazzle or impair vision temporarily: To cause someone to lose clear sight, especially due to a sudden, intense light.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- After the car accident, she walked around in a daze for hours.
- The tragic news of his friend's passing left him in a complete daze.
Verb:
- The sheer audacity of the proposal dazed the entire committee.
- The camera flash dazed me for a moment, and I couldn't see clearly.
Advanced Usage
"to be in a daze": To be in a continuous state of mental confusion or shock.
- He has been in a daze ever since he received the unexpected promotion.
"to walk around in a daze": To move about while being mentally disoriented or unaware of one's surroundings.
- Sleep-deprived new parents often walk around in a daze.
Variants and Related Words
Dazed (adjective): In a state of stunned confusion or shock.
- The dazed boxer struggled to get back to his feet.
Dazing (present participle / adjective): Having the effect of causing a daze.
- The dazing brilliance of the stage lights made it hard for the actors to see the audience.
Synonyms
- Noun: Stupor, trance, bewilderment, confusion, shock.
- Verb: Stun, shock, bewilder, dazzle, disorient.
Related Phrasal Verbs
(This word does not commonly form standard phrasal verbs. Its meaning is typically conveyed as a standalone verb.)
Related Idioms
- "Like a deer in the headlights": This idiom describes a state of frozen shock or daze, similar to being dazed by sudden light or news.
- When asked the difficult question, he just stood there like a deer in the headlights.
Noun
- confusion characterized by lack of clarity
- 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
Verb
- overcome as with astonishment or disbelief
- The news stunned her
- to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light
- She was dazzled by the bright headlights