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hazed Definition


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haze1
noun
    1. meteorol.
      A thin mist, vapour or shimmer in the atmosphere which obscures visibility.
      Thesaurus: mist, cloud, film, fog, smokiness, smog, fume, vapour, steam, miasma, nebulosity.
    2. A feeling of confusion or of not understanding.
verb
    tr & intr
    hazed, hazing
    1. To make or become hazy.
Etymology: 17c: a back-formation from hazy.

Phrasal Verb: haze over
    To become covered in a thin mist.




haze2
verb hazed, hazing
    (chiefly N Amer)
    1. To subject (fellow students) to abuse or bullying.
    2. naut.
      To punish or harass someone with humiliating work.
Derivative: hazer
noun
    Derivative: hazing
    noun
      Etymology: 17c: from French haser to annoy.



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