I. verb
1.
to confuse with light
the bright sunlight dazed him
Synonyms: bedazzle, blind, dazzle
Related Word: overcome, overpower, overwhelm; dizzy
2.
to dull or deaden the powers of the mind through some disturbing experience or influence
dazed by the news of the accident
Synonyms: bedaze, bemuse, benumb, paralyze, petrify, stun, stupefy
Related Word: bewilder, confound, disorder, distract, dumbfound, mystify; befuddle, confuse, fuddle, muddle; dazzle, dizzy; rock
Contrasted words: enhance, expand, heighten, sharpen; alert, arouse, waken
II. noun
Synonyms: haze 2, befuddlement, fog, ||maze, muddledness, muddleheadedness, muddlement