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daze
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See also: dążę
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
Noun
daze (plural dazes)
Derived terms
Translations
the state of being dazed
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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.
Derived terms
Translations
to stun or stupefy
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References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2025), “daze”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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