Hypertext Webster Gateway: "daze"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Daze \Daze\ (d[=a]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dazed} (d[=a]zd); p.
pr. & vb. n. {Dazing}.] [OE. dasen, prob. from Icel. dasask
to become weary, a reflexive verb; cf. Sw. dasa to lie idle,
and OD. daesen to be foolish, insane, daes, dwaes, D. dwaas,
foolish, insane, AS. dw[=ae]s, dysig, stupid. [root]71. Cf.
{Dizzy}, {Doze}.]
To stupefy with excess of light; with a blow, with cold, or
with fear; to confuse; to benumb.
While flashing beams do daze his feeble eyen.
--Spenser.
Such souls, Whose sudden visitations daze the world.
--Sir H.
Taylor.
He comes out of the room in a dazed state, that is an
odd though a sufficient substitute for interest.
--Dickens.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Daze \Daze\, n.
1. The state of being dazed; as, he was in a daze. [Colloq.]
2. (Mining) A glittering stone.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
daze
n 1: the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when
something bad happens accidentally; "his mother's
deathleft him in a daze"; "he was numb with shock" [syn:
{shock}, {stupor}]
2: confusion characterized by lack of clarity [syn: {fog}, {haze}]
v 1: to cause someone to lose clear vision, esp. from intense
light; "She was dazzled by the bright headlights" [syn:
{dazzle}, {bedazzle}]
2: overcome esp. with astonishment or disbelief; "The news
stunned her" [syn: {stun}, {bedaze}]
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