Daze /(dāz)/

Daze

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Dazed; p. pr. & vb. n. Dazing

  1. To stupefy with excess of light; with a blow, with cold, or with fear; to confuse; to benumb.
    While flashing beams do daze his feeble eyen.
    Such souls, Whose sudden visitations daze the world.
    — Sir H. Taylor.
    He comes out of the room in a dazed state, that is an odd though a sufficient substitute for interest.

Daze

n.
  1. The state of being dazed; as, he was in a daze. [Colloq.]
  2. A glittering stone. (Mining)