dazed

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

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,... stunned stupefied bewildered befuddledgroggydizzydisorientedmuddled

Opposites

alert clear-headed lucid focused

Word family

Forms dazedly

Derived forms dazedlydazedness

Related forms daze

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').

dasen Middle Dutch dasask Old Norse

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# 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
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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