: unable to think clearly or act normally due to injury, shock, bewilderment, fatigue, etc.
After a particularly fierce blow, he crawled to his feet, too dazed to rush.Jack London
She sat confused and dazed after hearing the news.
also : characteristic of one who is dazed
had a dazed look on her face
dazedly adverb
… a lethargy so complete that he could lie on his bed for an hour at a time, staring dazedly into space … J. K. Rowling
dazedness noun
… mistaking for dazedness the profound concentration of his mind. Booth Tarkington

Examples of dazed in a Sentence

the dazed goalie could only watch as the winning point went flying past him
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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dazed was in the 15th century

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“Dazed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dazed. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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