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   daze

   /deɪz/

   verb

   • 1. (especially of an emotional or physical shock) make (someone) unable to think or react properly: "she was dazed by his revelations" Similar stunstupefyknock senselessknock unconsciousknock outlay outinformal:knock for sixknock the stuffing out ofastoundamazeastonishstartletake someone's breath awaydumbfoundstupefyoverwhelmovercomeoverpowerdevastatedismaydisconcertstaggershockconfoundbewildertake abacknonplusshake upinformal:flabbergastknock for sixknock sidewaysknock the stuffing out ofhit like a ton of bricksbowl overfloorblow away

   noun

   • 1. a state of stunned confusion or bewilderment: "he was walking around in a daze"

   Word Origin Middle English: back-formation from dazed, from Old Norse dasathr ‘weary’; compare with Swedish dasa ‘lie idle’.

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • D

     2

   • A

     1

   • Z

     10

   • E

     1

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