dazes

Leaves briefly senseless

Dazes is the plural of daze—states of stunned confusion or bewilderment.

Someone in a daze moves through the world without fully registering it, whether from shock, exhaustion, or disorientation: She wandered through her days in a series of dazes after the accident.

The verb dazes means to stun or bewilder: The bright light dazes him every morning.

confusion

bewilderment

State of being baffled

befuddlement · trance · haze · grogginess · muddle · dizziness · lightheadedness · wooziness · spaciness · dreaminess

stun

shock

Violent sudden disturbance

bewilder · concuss · dumbfound · benumb · paralyze · disorient · stupefaction · blow · impact · jolt

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Opposites
mental clarity

dazesclarifies

Makes more understandable

focuses · sharpens · clears · enlightens · alerts

alertness/consciousness level

dazesawakens

Becomes conscious again

rouses · wakes · alerts · arouses · revives

cognitive activation

dazesstimulates

Prompts into action

energizes · invigorates · galvanizes · enlivens · quickens

Phrases
Family

dazed, dazzle, daze, dazzles, bedazzle, bedazzled, dazzler, dazing, bedazzling

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