daze
verb
[ deɪz ]
• (especially of an emotional or physical shock) make (someone) unable to think or react properly.
• "she was dazed by his revelations"
Similar:
stun,
stupefy,
knock senseless,
knock unconscious,
knock out,
lay out,
knock for six,
knock the stuffing out of,
astound,
amaze,
astonish,
startle,
take someone's breath away,
dumbfound,
overwhelm,
overcome,
overpower,
devastate,
dismay,
disconcert,
stagger,
shock,
confound,
bewilder,
take aback,
nonplus,
shake up,
flabbergast,
knock sideways,
hit like a ton of bricks,
bowl over,
floor,
blow away,
daze
noun
• a state of stunned confusion or bewilderment.
• "he was walking around in a daze"
Similar:
stupor,
state of stupefaction,
state of shock,
trance-like state,
haze,
confused state,
spin,
whirl,
muddle,
jumble,
confusion,
bewilderment,
distraction,
numbness,
dwam,
Origin:
Middle English: back-formation from dazed, from Old Norse dasathr ‘weary’; compare with Swedish dasa ‘lie idle’.
