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Dazed vs. Vague — What's the Difference?

Dazed vs. Vague — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Dazed and Vague

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Dazed

Dazed (formerly Dazed & Confused) is a bi-monthly British style magazine founded in 1991. It covers music, fashion, film, art, and literature.

Vague

Of uncertain, indefinite, or unclear character or meaning
Many patients suffer vague symptoms

Dazed

Unable to think or react properly; bewildered
A dazed expression
I was left dazed and confused

Vague

Not clear in meaning or expression; inexplicit.

Dazed

To stun or bewilder, as with a heavy blow or shock; stupefy
"He fell with a thud that dazed him" (Jean Toomer).
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Vague

Not thinking or expressing oneself clearly
"Most of us are quite vague about the theoretical underpinnings of the medical theories that guide our doctors" (Kwame Anthony Appiah).

Dazed

To dazzle, as with strong light.

Vague

Lacking definite shape, form, or character; indistinct
Saw a vague outline of a building through the fog.

Dazed

A stunned or bewildered condition
The news left us all in a daze.

Vague

Indistinctly felt, perceived, understood, or recalled; hazy
A vague uneasiness.

Dazed

In a state of shock or confusion.

Vague

Not clearly expressed; stated in indefinite terms.

Dazed

Stunned or entranced.

Vague

Not having a precise meaning.
A vague term of abuse

Dazed

Simple past tense and past participle of daze

Vague

Not clearly defined, grasped, or understood; indistinct; slight.
Only a vague notion of what’s needed
A vague hint of a thickening waistline
I haven’t the vaguest idea.

Dazed

Stupefied; conscious but unable to think clearly; - usually caused by a blow or other shock.

Vague

Not clearly felt or sensed; somewhat subconscious.
A vague longing

Dazed

Stunned from or as if from repeated blows.

Vague

Not thinking or expressing one’s thoughts clearly or precisely.

Dazed

In a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock;
He had a dazed expression on his face
Lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow
Was stupid from fatigue

Vague

Lacking expression; vacant.

Dazed

Stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion)

Vague

Not sharply outlined; hazy.

Vague

Wandering; vagrant; vagabond.

Vague

(obsolete) A wandering; a vagary.

Vague

An indefinite expanse.

Vague

(archaic) to wander; to roam; to stray.

Vague

To become vague or act in a vague manner.

Vague

To make vague negative comments publicly; to make highly veiled complaints or insults.

Vague

Wandering; vagrant; vagabond.
She danced along with vague, regardless eyes.

Vague

Unsettled; unfixed; undetermined; indefinite; ambiguous; as, a vague idea; a vague proposition.
This faith is neither a mere fantasy of future glory, nor a vague ebullition of feeling.
The poet turned away, and gave himself up to a sort of vague revery, which he called thought.

Vague

Proceeding from no known authority; unauthenticated; uncertain; flying; as, a vague report.
Some legend strange and vague.

Vague

An indefinite expanse.
The gray vague of unsympathizing sea.

Vague

A wandering; a vagary.

Vague

To wander; to roam; to stray.

Vague

Not clearly understood or expressed;
An obscure turn of phrase
An impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit
Their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear
Vague...forms of speech...have so long passed for mysteries of science

Vague

Not precisely limited, determined, or distinguished;
An undefined term
Undefined authority
Some undefined sense of excitement
Vague feelings of sadness
A vague uneasiness

Vague

Lacking clarity or distinctness;
A dim figure in the distance
Only a faint recollection
Shadowy figures in the gloom
Saw a vague outline of a building through the fog
A few wispy memories of childhood

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