daze

English

Etymology

Perhaps from Old Norse *dasa – compare dasask (“to become weary”), with reflexive suffix -sk, and Icelandic dasask (“to make weary with cold”) – or from Middle Dutch dasen (“act silly”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /deɪz/
  • Rhymes: -eɪz

Noun

daze (plural dazes)

  1. The state of being dazed
    He was in a daze.
  2. (mining) A glittering stone.

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Verb

daze (third-person singular simple present dazes, present participle dazing, simple past and past participle dazed)

  1. (transitive) To stun or stupefy, for example with bright light, with a blow, with cold, or with fear
    Synonyms: confuse, benumb

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References

  • “daze” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2018.

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