daze
noun
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L16630 on Wikidata ↗verb
- cause to become confused
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /deɪz/
noun
Etymology: From Middle English, back-formation from dazed. Compare Old Norse dasask (“to become weary”), with reflexive suffix -sk, Swedish dasa (“lie idly”), and Icelandic dasask (“to make weary with cold”). Also compare Proto-Germanic *dusāną, to slumber. Alternatively from Middle Dutch dasen (“act silly”).
- The state of being dazed
“He was in a daze.”
- A glittering stone.
verb
Etymology: From Middle English, back-formation from dazed. Compare Old Norse dasask (“to become weary”), with reflexive suffix -sk, Swedish dasa (“lie idly”), and Icelandic dasask (“to make weary with cold”). Also compare Proto-Germanic *dusāną, to slumber. Alternatively from Middle Dutch dasen (“act silly”).
- To stun or stupefy, for example with bright light, with a blow, with cold, or with fear.
“Near-synonyms: confuse, benumb”