English Explanatory Dictionary

dazed

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. In a state of shock or confusion.
  2. Stunned or entranced.
verb
  1. simple past and past participle of daze

Pronunciation

/deɪzd/ En-us-dazed.ogg

Word forms

dazed more dazed most dazed

Etymology

From Middle English, from Old Norse dasaðr (“weary”), dasask (“to become weary”), from Proto-Germanic *dasōjan-, from the adjective *daza-, possibly from a variant of Proto-Indo-European *dʰer- (“to hold, support”), related to Armenian դադարել (dadarel, “to settle, stop, end”).

Synonyms

stupid

Derived words

dazed and confused dazedly dazedness undazed
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