dazzle

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To confuse or overpower the sight of (someone or something, such as a sensor) by means of excessive brightness.
2. (figuratively, transitive) To render incapable of thinking clearly; to overwhelm with showiness or brilliance.
3. (intransitive) To be overpowered by light; to be confused by excess of brightness.

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A light of dazzling brilliancy.
2. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) Showy brilliance that may stop a person from thinking clearly.
3. (collective, countable, uncommon, uncountable) A herd of zebra.
4. (uncountable) Dazzle camouflage.

Synonyms

glitter

sparkle

❇️

glare

blind

daze

bedazzle

disconcert

confuse

shine

befuddle

glint

stupefy

flash

coruscation

dazzling

deceive

delight

delude

discombobulate

discomfit

disorient

excite

flicker

fuddle

gleam

glisten

kidnap

loot

mix up

muddle

mystify

obscure

perplex

plunder

riddle

rob

roil

shake

🫨

shake up

show off

steal

stimulate

stir

stump

tarnish

thrill

throw

strike blind

twinkle

unsettle

Translations

éblouir

abbagliare

blenden

deslumbrar

aveugler

accecare

verblinden

encandilar

obnubilar

θαμπώνω

éclat

deslumbramiento

éblouissement

cæcare

blind maken

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdæzəl/

Etymology

From daze + -le, a frequentative form.