dazzle

/'dæzl/
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dazzle

The bright headlights of the oncoming car dazzle the driver.

Definition

  1. Verb:

    • To amaze or bewilder, as with brilliant wit, intellect, or skill: To impress someone so powerfully that they are overwhelmed or astonished.
    • To cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light: To temporarily blind or impair vision with a very bright light.

  2. Noun:

    • Brightness enough to blind partially and temporarily: A quality of extremely bright, often blinding, light or brilliance.
Examples of Usage
  • Verb:
    • Her brilliant arguments dazzled everyone in the debate.
    • The performer dazzled the audience with incredible acrobatics.
    • I was dazzled by the sunlight reflecting off the snow.
  • Noun:
    • The dazzle of the camera flashes made it hard to see.
    • He shielded his eyes from the dazzle of the oncoming headlights.
Advanced Usage
  • "to be dazzled by": To be extremely impressed or overwhelmed by something (often abstract).
    • The young scientist was dazzled by the complexity of the theory.
  • "dazzle with": To impress someone by displaying a particular skill or quality.
    • The chef dazzled us with her creative presentation.
Variants and Related Words
  • Dazzling (adjective): Extremely impressive, beautiful, or bright.
    • The fireworks display was dazzling.
  • Dazzlingly (adverb): In a dazzling manner.
    • The gemstone shone dazzlingly under the lights.
Synonyms
  • Verb: Amaze, astonish, overwhelm, blind, bedazzle, impress, stun.
  • Noun: Glare, brilliance, radiance, blaze.
Related Phrases and Phrasal Verbs

(This word does not commonly form phrasal verbs. Its meaning is typically expressed directly.)

Related Idioms
  • Dazzle them with brilliance / Baffle them with BS: A humorous saying suggesting that if you cannot impress people with genuine skill or knowledge, you can try to confuse them with nonsense or flashy presentation instead.
    • He didn't know the answer, so he tried to dazzle them with brilliance.
dazzle

The bright headlights of the oncoming car dazzle the driver.

Noun
  1. brightness enough to blind partially and temporarily
Verb
  1. 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
  2. to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light
    • She was dazzled by the bright headlights

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