dazed C2+ Topic:Mind & Cognition US /deɪzd/ UK /deɪzd/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj stunned or bewildered, unable to think clearly He wandered from the wreck dazed but unhurt. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · stunned or bewildered,... stunnedstupefiedbewilderedbefuddledgroggydizzydisorientedmuddled ↔ Opposites alertclear-headedlucidfocused Word family Forms dazedly Derived forms dazedlydazedness Related forms daze Etymology AI details Past participle of the verb daze, from Middle English dasen ('to stun, stupefy'), probably of Scandinavian origin (compare Old Norse dasa-sk 'to become weary'). dasen Middle Dutch dasask Old Norse View etymology graph -> Topics Mind & Cognition Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # dazed **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /deɪzd/ **IPA (UK):** /deɪzd/ ## Meanings 1. stunned or bewildered, unable to think clearly ## Examples - He wandered from the wreck dazed but unhurt. ## Synonyms - stunned - stupefied - bewildered - befuddled - groggy - dizzy - disoriented - muddled ## Antonyms - alert - clear-headed - lucid - focused ## Derived Forms - dazedly - dazedness ## Related Forms - daze ## Roots and Affixes - Root: dasen - Root: dasask ## Etymology Past participle of the verb daze, from Middle English dasen ('to stun, stupefy'), probably of Scandinavian origin (compare Old Norse dasa-sk 'to become weary'). ## AI Etymology Dazed is the past participle of the verb daze, from Middle English dasen ('to stun, stupefy'), probably of Scandinavian origin (compare Old Norse dasa-sk 'to become weary'). Important recorded forms include dasen (Middle English) and dasask (Old Norse). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers stunned or bewildered, unable to think clearly. The wider family includes derived forms such as dazedly and dazedness and related words such as daze. ## Topics - Mind & Cognition - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown