dazed

CEFRB2

/deɪzd/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Unable to think clearly, often after shock or injury.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    simple past and past participle of daze

Examples

  • He was dazed by a blow to the head.

  • She looked dazed with the drug.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings
  1. Stunned or entranced.

  2. In a state of shock or confusion.

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English, from Old Norse dasaðr (“weary”), dasask (“to become weary”), from Proto-Germanic *dasōjan-, from the adjective *daza-, possibly from a variant of Proto-Indo-European *dʰer- (“to hold, support”), related to Armenian դադարել (dadarel, “to settle, stop, end”).