Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun daze
2 senses of daze
Sense 1
daze, shock, stupor -- (the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally; "his mother's death left him in a daze"; "he was numb with shock")
=> stupefaction -- (a feeling of stupefied astonishment)
Sense 2
daze, fog, haze -- (confusion characterized by lack of clarity)
=> confusion, mental confusion, confusedness, muddiness, disarray -- (a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior; "a confusion of impressions")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb daze
2 senses of daze
Sense 1
dazzle, bedazzle, daze -- (to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light; "She was dazzled by the bright headlights")
=> blind -- (render unable to see)
Sense 2
stun, bedaze, daze -- (overcome as with astonishment or disbelief; "The news stunned her")
=> desensitize, desensitise -- (cause not to be sensitive; "The war desensitized many soldiers"; "The photographic plate was desensitized")