dazed en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /deɪzd/
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”).
Meanings
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In a state of shock or confusion.
The burnt and bleeding man staggered to his feet, dazed and unbelieving, and asked the startled townspeople who came running whether his fireman and guard were safe. He was kept away from the smouldering crater where his engine had been, and taken to hospital.
2022 January 12, Benedict le Vay, “The heroes of Soham...”, in RAIL, number 948, page 43:
- Stunned or entranced.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more dazed | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most dazed | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
undazed · dazedly · dazedness · dazed and confused
Synonyms
Translations (46)
de wirr (in a state of shock or confusion) · ca estabornit (in a state of shock or confusion) · eo stuporita (stunned) · fi tyrmätty (stunned) · de sprachlos (stunned) · nl verbouwereerd (in a state of shock or confusion) · es aturullado (in a state of shock or confusion) · ca atordit (stunned) · ru изумлённый (in a state of shock or confusion) · de bestürzt (stunned) · es en estado de confusión (in a state of shock or confusion) · ru ошеломлённый (stunned) · pt confuso (in a state of shock or confusion) · fi tyrmätty (in a state of shock or confusion) · pt atordoado (in a state of shock or confusion) · gl choucho (in a state of shock or confusion) · mi pōrewarewa (in a state of shock or confusion) · it basito (in a state of shock or confusion) · es en estado de shock (in a state of shock or confusion) · de verwirrt (in a state of shock or confusion) · es atolondrado (stunned) · fi pökertynyt (in a state of shock or confusion) · de überwältigt (stunned) · fi pökertynyt (stunned) · de durcheinander (in a state of shock or confusion) · bg зашеметен (stunned) · de betäubt (stunned) · fi pökerryksissä (stunned) · es atolondrado (in a state of shock or confusion) · it sbalordito (in a state of shock or confusion) · de verblüfft (stunned) · la attonitus (in a state of shock or confusion) · es asombrado (stunned) · de benommen (stunned) · mi pōrewharewha (in a state of shock or confusion) · de konfus (in a state of shock or confusion) · eo konfuzita (in a state of shock or confusion) · fr abasourdi (in a state of shock or confusion) · de verdutzt (stunned) · de fassungslos (stunned) · fi pökerryksissä (in a state of shock or confusion) · it scioccato (in a state of shock or confusion) · mi pōro (stunned) · it stupefatto (in a state of shock or confusion) · ast ablucáu (stunned) · la attonitus (stunned)