Complete Definition of "dazzle"

English

Etymology
frequentative|Frequentative of daze.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�dæz�l/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-æz�l|-æz�l

Verb
en-verb|dazzl|ing

  1. transitive 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 and was run over.

  1. context|transitive|figurative To render incapable of thinking clearly; to overwhelm with showiness or brilliance.

#:The delegates were dazzled by the originality of his arguments.

Translations
trans-top|confuse the sight
Finnish: sokaista, häikäistä
French: éblouir
Hebrew: �סנ��ר (lesanver) (to cause dazzling); ��סתנ��ר (lehistanver) (to become dazzled)
trans-mid
Spanish: obnubilar
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trans-top|figurative
Finnish: sokaista
French: éblouir
trans-mid
Spanish: obnubilar
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