Literary notes about dazed (AI summary)
In literary works, the word "dazed" is often used to depict a state of confusion and disorientation that can be both physical and emotional. Authors employ it to signal moments when characters are overwhelmed—a sudden change in their environment, an unexpected blow, or an emotionally charged encounter leaves them unable to process their surroundings fully ([1], [2], [3]). The term frequently underscores the vulnerability of characters, as seen when they are struck by grief, shock, or the surreal nature of their reality ([4], [5], [6]). In some instances, "dazed" also carries a metaphorical weight, hinting at deeper internal struggles or a loss of innocence, thus enriching the narrative with layers of ambiguity and tension ([7], [8], [9]).
- What with her natural blindness, and what with the change from dark to light, she stood as one dazed, blinking about her to see where and who we were.
— from The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle - It was my first experience of a kumbha ; I felt slightly dazed by the clamor and surge of the crowd.
— from Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda - I stood for a minute or two to collect myself, for I was dazed with the horror of the thing.
— from The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle - She was slightly dazed at the thought of his going to the war, not knowing how to feel.
— from The Rainbow by D. H. Lawrence - After a short time, he came to himself and looked round with a dazed expression.
— from The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde - It was morning when he rose up and came down into the kitchen—haggard and ashen gray, reeling and dazed.
— from The Jungle by Upton Sinclair - " The goddess went dazed and discomfited away, and Iris, fleet as the wind, drew her from the throng, in pain and with her fair skin all besmirched.
— from The Iliad by Homer - Pao-yü was, at this time, in such a dazed state, as if he had lost something, and the servants promptly gave him a decoction of lungngan.
— from Hung Lou Meng, or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel, Book I by Xueqin Cao - Is it to be wondered at if my thoughts were dazed, as my eyes were, when I came out into the natural light from the misty yellow rooms?
— from Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
