: unable to think clearly or act normally due to injury, shock, bewilderment, fatigue, etc.
After a particularly fierce blow, he crawled to his feet, too dazed to rush.—
Jack London
Jack LondonShe sat confused and dazed after hearing the news.
also
: characteristic of one who is dazed
had a dazed look on her face
dazedly
adverb
… a lethargy so complete that he could lie on his bed for an hour at a time, staring dazedly into space …
—J. K. Rowling
J. K. Rowling
dazedness
ˈdā-zəd-nəs 
noun
ˈdāzd-
… mistaking for dazedness the profound concentration of his mind.
—Booth Tarkington
Booth Tarkington
Examples of dazed in a Sentence
the dazed goalie could only watch as the winning point went flying past him
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Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Once Connor Brown deposited the puck into the empty Los Angeles net and rejoiced, the Kings milled about the ice in a dazed and confused state.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 2 May 2025
The feeling in the crowd was a kind of dazed submission.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
While fielding applause at her Symphony Center show on Friday, harpist Brandee Younger made a dazed confession.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dazed
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“Dazed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dazed. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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