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dazzle

/ˈdæzəl/

noun

Meaning

  • A light of dazzling brilliancy.

  • Showy brilliance that may stop a person from thinking clearly.

  • A herd of zebra.

  • Dazzle camouflage.

Synonyms

herd,
zeal

verb

Meaning

  • To confuse the sight of by means of excessive brightness.

    "Dazzled by the headlights of the lorry, the deer stopped in the middle of the street."

  • To render incapable of thinking clearly; to overwhelm with showiness or brilliance.

    "The delegates were dazzled by the originality of his arguments."

  • To be overpowered by light; to be confused by excess of brightness.

Synonyms

impress,
overpower