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daze

UK/deɪz/ US/ˈdeɪz/ uncommon
noun (2) verb (2)

noun

1.

the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally

  • “his mother”
  • “;”
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2.

verb

1.

to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light

  • “She was dazzled by the bright headlights”
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2.

overcome as with astonishment or disbelief

  • “The news stunned her”
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Origin

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”).

Phrases

  • blue daze

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