dazed
adjective
[ deɪzd ]
• unable to think or react properly; bewildered.
• "I was left dazed and confused"
daze
verb
• (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,
Origin:
Middle English: back-formation from dazed, from Old Norse dasathr ‘weary’; compare with Swedish dasa ‘lie idle’.
