daze

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English, back-formation from dazed. Compare Old Norse dasask (“to become weary”), with reflexive suffix -sk, Swedish dasa (“lie idly”), and Icelandic dasask (“to make weary with cold”). Also compare Proto-Germanic *dusāną, to slumber. Alternatively from Middle Dutch dasen (“act silly”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /deɪz/ Rhymes: -eɪz Homophone: days === Noun === daze (plural dazes) The state of being dazed Synonym: spin (mining) A glittering stone. ==== Derived terms ==== blue daze ==== Translations ==== === Verb === daze (third-person singular simple present dazes, present participle dazing, simple past and past participle dazed) (transitive) To stun or stupefy, for example with bright light, with a blow, with cold, or with fear. Coordinate terms: dazzle, blind Near-synonyms: confuse, benumb ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “daze”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. === Anagrams === adze, deza