Dictionary    Maps    Thesaurus    Translate    Advanced >   


Tip: Click Thesaurus above for synonyms. Also, follow synonym links within the dictionary to find definitions from other sources.

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
daze
    n 1: 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" [syn: daze,
         shock, stupor]
    2: confusion characterized by lack of clarity [syn: daze,
       fog, haze]
    v 1: to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from
         intense light; "She was dazzled by the bright headlights"
         [syn: dazzle, bedazzle, daze]
    2: overcome as with astonishment or disbelief; "The news stunned
       her" [syn: stun, bedaze, daze]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Daze \Daze\ (d[=a]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dazed (d[=a]zd); p.
   pr. & vb. n. Dazing.] [OE. dasen, prob. from Icel. dasask
   to become weary, a reflexive verb; cf. Sw. dasa to lie idle,
   and OD. daesen to be foolish, insane, daes, dwaes, D. dwaas,
   foolish, insane, AS. dw[=ae]s, dysig, stupid. [root]71. Cf.
   Dizzy, Doze.]
   To stupefy with excess of light; with a blow, with cold, or
   with fear; to confuse; to benumb.
   [1913 Webster]

         While flashing beams do daze his feeble eyen.
                                                  --Spenser.
   [1913 Webster]

         Such souls,
         Whose sudden visitations daze the world. --Sir H.
                                                  Taylor.
   [1913 Webster]

         He comes out of the room in a dazed state, that is an
         odd though a sufficient substitute for interest.
                                                  --Dickens.
   [1913 Webster]

3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Daze \Daze\, n.
   1. The state of being dazed; as, he was in a daze. [Colloq.]
      [1913 Webster]

   2. (Mining) A glittering stone.
      [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for Daze:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
addle, addle the wits, amaze, amazed, amnesia, astonish, astonished, astound, astounded, awe, awestrike, baffle, baffled, ball up, bamboozle, bandage, be bright, beacon, beam, beat, becloud, bedaze, bedazzle, bedazzled, befuddle, befuddled, befuddlement, bemuse, bemused, benight, benumb, bewilder, bewildered, bewilderment, blaze, blind, blind the eyes, blindfold, boggle, bother, botheration, bowl down, bowl over, buffalo, bug, burn, catalepsy, cataplexy, catatonic stupor, chaos, cloud, confound, confuse, confused, confusion, darken, daydreaming, dazzle, dazzled, deprive of sight, diffuse light, dim, discombobulate, discombobulation, discomfit, discomfiture, discompose, discomposure, disconcert, disconcertion, disorder, disorganization, disorganize, disorient, disorientation, disoriented, distract, disturb, disturbance, dizzy, dream state, dumbfound, dumbfounder, eclipse, embarrass, embarrassment, entangle, excecate, flabbergast, flabbergasted, flame, flare, flash, floor, floored, flummox, flurry, fluster, flustered, flutter, fog, frenzy, fuddle, fuddlement, fugue, fugue state, fulgurate, fuss, get, give light, glance, glare, gleam, glint, glow, gouge, haze, hoodwink, hypnotic trance, in a daze, in a trance, incandesce, jumble, keep in suspense, lick, luster, make blind, maze, mess, mist, mix up, moider, muddle, muddleheadedness, muddlement, mystified, mystify, nonplus, nonplussed, obscure, overcome, overpower, overpowered, overwhelm, paralyze, perplex, perplexed, perplexity, perturb, perturbation, petrify, pother, pucker, put out, puzzle, puzzled, radiate, raise hell, rattle, reverie, rock, ruffle, send out rays, shine, shine brightly, shock, shocked, shoot, shoot out rays, shuffle, sleepwalking, snow-blind, somnambulism, spin, stagger, staggered, startle, startled, stew, stick, strike blind, strike dead, strike dumb, strike with wonder, stump, stun, stunned, stupefied, stupefy, stupor, surprise, surprised, sweat, swivet, throw, throw into confusion, tizzy, trance, unsettle, unsettlement, upset, whirl
Common Misspellings >
Most Popular Searches: Define Misanthrope, Define Pulchritudinous, Define Happy, Define Veracity, Define Cornucopia, Define Almuerzo, Define Atresic, Define URL, Definitions Of Words, Definition Of Get Up, Definition Of Quid Pro Quo, Definition Of Irreconcilable Differences, Definition Of Word, Synonyms of Repetitive, Synonym Dictionary, Synonym Antonyms. See our main index and map index for more details.

©2011-2024 ZebraWords.com - Define Yourself - The Search for Meanings and Meaning Means I Mean. All content subject to terms and conditions as set out here. Contact Us, peruse our Privacy Policy