haze
/heɪz/
noun
- A thin, misty layer in the air that makes it difficult to see clearly, often caused by dust, smoke, or heat.
- The mountains were barely visible through the summer haze.
- A thick haze hung over the city after the wildfire.
- The morning haze burned off as the sun rose higher.
- A state of mental confusion or lack of clarity.
- He was in a haze of grief after losing his dog.
- After the accident, she walked around in a haze, not remembering what happened.
- The lack of sleep left him in a mental haze all day.
verb
- To become hazy or blurry.
- The view hazed over as fog rolled in from the sea.
- The windows hazed up from the steam of the hot shower.
- Her eyes hazed with tears as she said goodbye.
- To subject someone to humiliating or abusive tasks, often as part of an initiation ritual.
- The school has a strict policy against hazing freshmen.
- He was hazed during his first week on the sports team.
- The older students were punished for hazing the new members of the club.