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dazed

da·zed

UK/deɪzd/ US/ˈdeɪzd/ uncommon

adjective

1.

in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock

  • “he had a dazed expression on his face”
  • “lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow”
  • “was stupid from fatigue”
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2.

stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion)

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Origin

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”).

Phrases

  • dazed and confused

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