daze : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: daze	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for daze
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
daze n 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" Synonym(s): daze, shock, stupor confusion characterized by lack of clarity Synonym(s): daze, fog, haze v to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light; "She was dazzled by the bright headlights" Synonym(s): dazzle, bedazzle, daze overcome as with astonishment or disbelief; "The news stunned her" Synonym(s): stun, bedaze, daze
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Daze \Daze\, n. 1. The state of being dazed; as, he was in a daze. [Colloq.] 2. (Mining) A glittering stone.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Daze \Daze\ (d[amac]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dazed} (d[amac]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[aemac]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. While flashing beams do daze his feeble eyen. --Spenser. Such souls, Whose sudden visitations daze the world. --Sir H. Taylor. He comes out of the room in a dazed state, that is an odd though a sufficient substitute for interest. --Dickens.