dazed

Meanings

• adjective

  Confused and stunned, often due to a shock or blow.

  - "After the accident, the driver was dazed and disoriented."
  - "The boxer was dazed after receiving several powerful blows."

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Pronunciation

1. /deɪzd/
   
   
   
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Synonyms

benumb , confuse

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with dazed
braves , maze , razes , praises

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Variants

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dazed , dazedly , dazedness , dazednesses , daze , dazes , dazing

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Forms

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dazier, daziest, dazing, dazedly

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'bewildered' or 'perplexed'. Derived from the Old English word 'deosan' which means 'to bewilder'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'dazed' appears in the title of a short story by Edgar Allan Poe called 'The Dazed Bride'.

2. In the movie 'The Matrix', the character Morpheus uses the word 'dazed' to describe Neo's state after being freed from the Matrix.

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Related Concepts

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1. stunned: A state of being shocked or unable to think or act due to a traumatic event. 'Dazed' and 'stunned' are often used interchangeably, but 'stunned' generally implies a more severe shock.

2. confused: A state of being uncertain or unsure about something. 'Dazed' and 'confused' are related, but 'confused' implies a lack of clarity or understanding, while 'dazed' implies a shock or stun.

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Culture

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In literature, 'dazed' is often used to describe a character's emotional or mental state after a traumatic event. For instance, in F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby', the character Nick Carraway describes Tom Buchanan as 'dazed' after a fight.

How to Memorize "dazed"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine being hit hard in the head and feeling disoriented and confused. Try to remember the sensation of being dazed.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'dazed' with feeling disoriented or confused after a shock or blow.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the first letter of each definition: 'D' is for 'disoriented', 'A' is for 'amazed', 'Z' is for 'zapped'.

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