dazed

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dazed/deɪzd/ adjective
[date : 1300-1400; Language : Old Norse; Origin : dasathr 'very tired']
unable to think clearly, especially because of a shock, accident etc:
　 ▪ Dazed survivors staggered from the wreckage.
dazed look/expression etc
　 ▪ Her face was very pale and she wore a dazed expression.
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THESAURUS
▪shocked feeling surprised and upset by something very unexpected and unpleasant :
　 ▪ I was shocked when I heard what had happened.
　 ▪ We are all deeply shocked by his death.
　 ▪ They seemed shocked at the suggestion.
▪shaken shocked because something very unpleasant or frightening has happened – used when the experience has made you feel weak or nervous :
　 ▪ He was badly shaken by the incident.
　 ▪ She looked shaken by the news.
▪be in a state of shock to feel shocked and unable to do normal things :
　 ▪ He was uninjured but in a state of shock after the attack.
▪horrified very shocked because something unpleasant or frightening has happened :
　 ▪ She was horrified to discover that her son had been taking drugs.
　 ▪ There was a horrified look on his face.
▪appalled very shocked because you think something is very bad :
　 ▪ I was appalled by his behaviour.
　 ▪ Emma was appalled at how he’d treated his mother.
▪traumatized so badly shocked that you are affected for a very long time :
　 ▪ The children were severely traumatized by years of civil war.
▪outraged extremely shocked and angry :
　 ▪ The victim’s family were outraged at the short jail sentence.
▪devastated extremely shocked and sad – used when someone is extremely badly affected by something :
　 ▪ Petra was absolutely devastated by the death of her daughter.
▪stunned so shocked that you are unable to do or say anything immediately :
　 ▪ He had been stunned by the news of his friend’s sudden death.
▪dazed very shocked and unable to think clearly :
　 ▪ He emerged from the wreck of the car, dazed but unhurt.
▪aghast /əˈɡɑːst $ əˈɡæst/ [NOT BEFORE NOUN] written shocked :
　 ▪ She looked aghast at the suggestion.

adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a dazed expression (=one that shows you are unable to think clearly, especially because of a shock or accident)
▪ His clothes were torn and there was a dazed expression on his face.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Anxious family members sat dazed in the waiting room.
▪ Daphne is in hospital, still dazed by the events of the last ten days.
▪ He stood there with a dazed expression on his face watching her pack her bags.
▪ I stumbled from the office, feeling dazed and confused, and not really knowing where I was.
▪ I stumbled from the room dazed and confused, completely disoriented by what had just happened.
▪ When the realization hit her, she just sat there looking dazed.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ A toothless old man from Baku, his double-breasted jacket beribboned with the medals of two world wars, looked dazed.
▪ He had stopped coughing, but still looked dazed.
▪ She felt dazed and was drifting through life never feeling well, sleepless, anxious and just not coping.
▪ She sounded dazed and vaguely surprised.
▪ The pile of dazed teachers jumped to their feet and chased after the Bookman.
▪ They shuffled forward in a dazed manner holding hands, their labels hanging round their necks.
▪ We used to, watch them arrive, looking dazed and disappointed.
▪ When he met Eileen Ryan she was sitting on a bank with a dazed look, her bicycle up-ended in a ditch.