This meaning refers to fine particles or moisture in the air that make distant objects appear unclear.
The mountains disappeared behind a blue haze.
Smoke created a thick haze over the city.
This figurative meaning describes a state in which thinking, memory, or awareness is unclear.
He woke from the operation in a haze.
The first days passed in a haze of exhaustion.
As a verb, haze means to cover, blur, or make something less clear.
Smoke hazed the distant skyline.
Stress had hazed his memory of the event.
