: 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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One morning, the narrator wakes up late to see that a strangely dazed Yeong-hye has disposed of all their meat—pork belly, shabu-shabu beef, dumplings, eel. Ed Park, The Atlantic, 12 Oct. 2024 Tyson seems dazed and distracted, preoccupied with the sight of blood on his sleeve; Bodhi threatens to dissolve his partnership with Dwight and quit the business entirely. Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2024 The air was thick and sweet, dazed flies wandering the expanse of it and coming to rest on sugary stains on the counter or humming around the radio. Ruby Opalka, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2024 Efron appeared dazed for a moment, was taken out of the pool by on-site security and then went to the hospital as a precaution, the website said. Asia Moore, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for dazed 

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 21 Nov. 2024.

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