daze

tr.v., dazed, daz·ing, daz·es.

1. To stun, as with a heavy blow or shock; stupefy.
2. To dazzle, as with strong light.

n.
A stunned or bewildered condition.

[Middle English dasen, of Scandinavian origin, akin to Old Norse dasask, to become weary.]

SYNONYMS   daze, bemuse, benumb, stun, stupefy. These verbs mean to dull or paralyze the mental capacities with or as if with a shock: dazed by the defeat; bemused by the senator's resignation; a boring performance that benumbed the audience; stunned by his sudden death; a display that stupefied all onlookers.

verb

1. To dull the senses, as with a heavy blow, a shock, or fatigue: bedaze, bemuse, benumb, stun, stupefy. Chiefly Regional maze. See awareness/unawareness.
2. To confuse with bright light: bedazzle, blind, dazzle. See see/not see.

noun

A stunned or bewildered condition: befuddlement, bewilderedness, bewilderment, discombobulation, fog, muddle, mystification, perplexity, puzzlement, stupefaction, stupor, trance. See awareness/unawareness.

n

Definition: confusion
Antonyms: expectation, understanding

v

Definition: confuse, shock
Antonyms: expect

---

IN BRIEF: A bewildered state.

She wandered in a daze through the hundreds of brilliant butterflies.

Tutor's tip: A lottery winner is likely to be in a "daze" (a state of shock, stun, or bewilderment) for "days" (more than one 24-hour period from midnight to midnight) after becoming a millionaire.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - forvirre, blænde
n. - forvirring, fortumlethed

Nederlands (Dutch)
verdoven, verbijsteren, verdoving, verbijstering

Français (French)
v. tr. - étourdir, stupéfier, hébéter, abasourdir, méduser, sidérer
n. - étourdissement, stupéfaction, ahurissement, confusion, hébétement

Deutsch (German)
v. - betäuben, benommen machen
n. - Betäubung, Benommenheit

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ζαλίζω, ζαβλακώνω, αποσβολώνω, καταπλήσσω, αφήνω άναυδο
n. - σαστιμάρα, σάστισμα, (παρα)ζάλη, θάμβος

Italiano (Italian)
sbalordire, sbalordimento

Português (Portuguese)
v. - deslumbrar
n. - deslumbramento (m)

Русский (Russian)
изумлять, потрясти, состояние потрясения

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - aturdir, deslumbrar
n. - aturdimiento, atolondramiento, deslumbramiento

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - förvirra, blända
n. - förvirring, chocktillstånd

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使茫然, 使晕眩, 发昏, 迷乱, 恍惚

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使茫然, 使暈眩, 發昏
n. - 迷亂, 恍惚

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 당혹케 하다, 눈부시게 하다
n. - 당혹스런 상태, 망연 자실, 눈 부심

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - ぼうっとさせる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يدوخ, يصاب بدوار, يبهر ( البصر), يفقد الوعي بسبب ضربه عنيفه (الاسم) حاله دوخان, حاله ذهول‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮המם, בילבל‬
n. - ‮מבוכה, הלם, בלבול‬

If you are unable to view some languages clearly, click here.

To select your translation preferences click here.