dazzle

Meanings

Plural: dazzles

Noun

• brightness enough to blind partially and temporarily
• A light of dazzling brilliancy.
• Showy brilliance that may stop a person from thinking clearly.
• A herd of zebra.
• Dazzle camouflage.

Verb

• to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light
  • "She was dazzled by the bright headlights"
• amaze or bewilder, as with brilliant wit or intellect or skill
  • "Her arguments dazzled everyone"
  • "The dancer dazzled the audience with his turns and jumps"
• To confuse or overpower the sight of (someone or something, such as a sensor) by means of excessive brightness.
• To render incapable of thinking clearly; to overwhelm with showiness or brilliance.
• To be overpowered by light; to be confused by excess of brightness.

Synonyms

bedazzle, daze, herd, impress, overpower, zeal

Related Words

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