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Definition of daze noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

daze

noun
 
/deɪz/
 
/deɪz/
Word OriginMiddle English: back-formation from dazed (adjective), from Old Norse dasathr ‘weary’; compare with Swedish dasa ‘lie idle’.
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Idioms
in a daze
  1. in a confused state
    • I've been in a complete daze since hearing the news.
Homophones days | dazedays   daze
 
/deɪz/
 
/deɪz/
  • days noun (plural of day)
    • I've been waiting for days for a reply.
  • daze noun
    • The evening had passed in a dreamy daze.
See daze in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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