daze

Plural: dazes

Noun

the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
- "his mother's death left him in a daze"
confusion characterized by lack of clarity
The state of being dazed
A glittering stone.

Verb

Verb Forms: dazed, dazing, dazes

To stun or bewilder, often by a blow or shock.
to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light
overcome as with astonishment or disbelief
To stun or stupefy, for example with bright light, with a blow, with cold, or with fear.

Examples

He was in a daze.
The opponent’s unexpected bingo left me in a daze.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English, back-formation from dazed.
Compare 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”).

Synonyms

bedaze, bedazzle, dazzle, fog, haze, shock, stun, stupor, spin

Scrabble Score: 14

daze: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
daze: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
daze: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

daze: valid Words With Friends Word