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/ˈdæzəl/ · daz·zle
noun
- A light of dazzling brilliancy. The fireworks display ended with a dazzling finale that lit up the entire sky.
- Showy brilliance that may stop a person from thinking clearly. The politician's dazzling smile hid his true intentions.
- A herd of zebra. The safari guide pointed out a dazzle of zebras grazing in the distance.
verb
- 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. The tourists were dazzled by the bright lights of the city.
Did you know? The term 'dazzle' was also used in World War I to describe a naval tactic where ships would cover themselves in reflective paint to confuse enemy torpedoes.