Daze — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally

confusion characterized by lack of clarity

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɪsklˈæsᵻfˌaɪ/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈeɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈeɪz/

1 syllable Say it as /dɪsklˈæsᵻfˌaɪ/.

Examples

his mother's death left him in a daze
he was numb with shock
She was dazzled by the bright headlights

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

stupor fog bedazzle dazzle haze bedaze stun shock

Parts of Speech

noun	the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally “his mother's death left him in a daze”
noun	confusion characterized by lack of clarity
verb	to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light “She was dazzled by the bright headlights”
verb	overcome as with astonishment or disbelief “The news stunned her”

Word Forms

daze	verb	overcome as with astonishment or disbelief
shock	verb	inflict a trauma upon
foggy	adjective	indistinct or hazy in outline
fog	verb	make less visible or unclear
hazy	adjective	indistinct or hazy in outline
dazzle	noun	brightness enough to blind partially and temporarily
daze	noun	confusion characterized by lack of clarity
stunner	noun	a very attractive or seductive looking woman

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Benommenheit

das Gefühl der Verzweiflung und des Unglaubens, das man verspürt, wenn aus Versehen etwas Schlimmes passiert

🇫🇷French

hébéter

le sentiment de détresse et d'incrédulité que vous ressentez lorsque quelque chose de grave arrive accidentellement

🇪🇸Spanish

aturdimiento

El sentimiento de angustia e incredulidad que se tiene cuando algo malo sucede accidentalmente.

🇮🇹Italian

stordimento

la sensazione di angoscia e incredulità che si prova quando accade accidentalmente qualcosa di brutto

🇳🇱Dutch

verdoofd

het gevoel van angst en ongeloof dat je hebt als er per ongeluk iets ergs gebeurt

🇵🇹Portuguese

atordoado

o sentimento de angústia e descrença que você tem quando algo ruim acontece acidentalmente

🇷🇺Russian

ошеломить

чувство отчаяния и неверия, которое возникает, когда случайно происходит что-то плохое

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अचंभे में डाल देना

संकट और अविश्वास की भावना जो आपको तब होती है जब आकस्मिक रूप से कुछ बुरा होता है

🇧🇩Bengali

স্তব্ধ

দুর্ঘটনাবশত খারাপ কিছু ঘটলে আপনার যে কষ্ট এবং অবিশ্বাসের অনুভূতি

🇮🇳Tamil

திகைப்பு

தற்செயலாக ஏதாவது கெட்டது நடக்கும் போது உங்களுக்கு ஏற்படும் துன்பம் மற்றும் அவநம்பிக்கை உணர்வு

🇮🇳Telugu

మతిమరుపు

అనుకోకుండా ఏదైనా చెడు జరిగినప్పుడు మీకు కలిగే బాధ మరియు అపనమ్మకం యొక్క భావన

🇮🇳Marathi

थक्क करणे

चुकून काहीतरी वाईट घडते तेव्हा तुम्हाला त्रास आणि अविश्वासाची भावना

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્તબ્ધતા

જ્યારે આકસ્મિક રીતે કંઈક ખરાબ થાય છે ત્યારે તમને તકલીફ અને અવિશ્વાસની લાગણી થાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬೆರಗುಗೊಳಿಸು

ಆಕಸ್ಮಿಕವಾಗಿ ಏನಾದರೂ ಕೆಟ್ಟದು ಸಂಭವಿಸಿದಾಗ ನೀವು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಸಂಕಟ ಮತ್ತು ಅಪನಂಬಿಕೆಯ ಭಾವನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മയക്കം

ആകസ്മികമായി എന്തെങ്കിലും മോശം സംഭവിക്കുമ്പോൾ നിങ്ങൾക്ക് അനുഭവപ്പെടുന്ന വിഷമവും അവിശ്വാസവും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਘਬਰਾਹਟ

ਪਰੇਸ਼ਾਨੀ ਅਤੇ ਅਵਿਸ਼ਵਾਸ ਦੀ ਭਾਵਨਾ ਜੋ ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਕੋਲ ਉਦੋਂ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ ਜਦੋਂ ਅਚਾਨਕ ਕੁਝ ਬੁਰਾ ਵਾਪਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

چکرانا

تکلیف اور بے اعتمادی کا احساس جو آپ کو ہوتا ہے جب اتفاقی طور پر کچھ برا ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

发呆

当不幸的事情意外发生时你所感受到的痛苦和难以置信的感觉

🇯🇵Japanese

呆然とする

何か悪いことが偶然起こったときに感じる苦痛と不信感

🇰🇷Korean

현혹

우연히 나쁜 일이 일어났을 때 느끼는 괴로움과 불신감

🇻🇳Vietnamese

choáng váng

cảm giác đau khổ và hoài nghi mà bạn có khi điều gì đó tồi tệ xảy ra vô tình

🇹🇭Thai

งุนงง

ความรู้สึกทุกข์ใจและความไม่เชื่อที่คุณมีเมื่อมีสิ่งเลวร้ายเกิดขึ้นโดยไม่ได้ตั้งใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

linglung

perasaan tertekan dan tidak percaya yang Anda alami ketika sesuatu yang buruk terjadi secara tidak sengaja

🇵🇭Filipino

tulala

ang pakiramdam ng pagkabalisa at kawalang-paniwala na mayroon ka kapag may nangyaring masama nang hindi sinasadya

🇲🇾Malay

terpinga-pinga

perasaan tertekan dan tidak percaya yang anda miliki apabila sesuatu yang buruk berlaku secara tidak sengaja

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

دوخ

الشعور بالضيق وعدم التصديق الذي ينتابك عندما يحدث شيء سيء عن طريق الخطأ

🇮🇷Persian

گیج کردن

احساس ناراحتی و ناباوری که وقتی اتفاق بدی به طور تصادفی رخ می دهد، دارید

🇹🇷Turkish

şaşkınlık

kazara kötü bir şey olduğunda hissettiğiniz sıkıntı ve inançsızlık hissi

🇮🇱Hebrew

מטורף

תחושת המועקה וחוסר האמון שיש לך כשמשהו רע קורה בטעות

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What is the primary definition of the word 'daze'?

The primary meaning of 'daze' is 'the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'daze' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'daze' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'daze' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'daze' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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How often do you encounter the word 'daze' in your daily reading?

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Do you find 'daze' easy to spell?

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In your opinion, does the word 'daze' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

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