dazed

Meanings

Verb

to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light
overcome as with astonishment or disbelief
simple past and past participle of daze

Adjective Satellite

in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock
- "he had a dazed expression on his face"
stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion)

Adj

In a state of shock or confusion.
Stunned or entranced.

Origin / Etymology

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”).

Synonyms

bedaze, bedazzle, daze, dazzle, foggy, groggy, logy, stun, stunned, stupefied, stupid, stuporous

Scrabble Score: 16

dazed is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
dazed is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
dazed is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

dazed is a valid Words With Friends word