in a daze

in a daze

In a preoccupied, disconnected, or unfocused state of mind. I was in a daze leaving the doctor's office, unable to come to grips with the diagnosis she had just given me. The actor says he has been in a daze following the overwhelming positive reaction to his latest film.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • in a whirl
  • in a dwaal
  • space someone out
  • spaced out
  • space off
  • spacey
  • spacy
  • spaced (out)
  • have (one's) mind on (something)
  • can't see beyond the end of one's nose
References in classic literature
Still in a daze, Daylight made to his hotel, accomplished his dinner, and prepared for bed.
Burning Daylight
The simple things are done with such aplomb that you can ignore a lyric as groundbreaking as "I'm in a daze" and just jump aboard.
Welcome back Pretty Places