daze

(noun, verb)

noun

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

- his mother's death left him in a daze

Similar word(s): shock, stupor

Definition categories: feeling, stupefaction

2. confusion characterized by lack of clarity

Similar word(s): fog, haze

Definition categories: thought, confusedness, confusion, disarray, muddiness

Sentences with daze as a noun:

- He was in a daze.

verb

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

Similar word(s): bedazzle, dazzle

Definition categories: perception, blind

2. overcome as with astonishment or disbelief

Similar word(s): bedaze, stun

Definition categories: perception, desensitise, desensitize