English Explanatory Dictionary

dazzle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To confuse or overpower the sight of (someone or something, such as a sensor) by means of excessive brightness.
  2. To render incapable of thinking clearly; to overwhelm with showiness or brilliance.
  3. To be overpowered by light; to be confused by excess of brightness.
noun
  1. A light of dazzling brilliancy.
  2. Showy brilliance that may stop a person from thinking clearly.
  3. A herd of zebra.
  4. Dazzle camouflage.

Pronunciation

/ˈdæzəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dazzle.wav

Word forms

dazzle dazzles dazzling dazzled

Etymology

From daze + -le, a frequentative form.

Synonyms

impress overpower herd zeal

Related words

if you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bull

Derived words

adazzle bedazzle dazzlement dazzler dazzlesome endazzle endazzlement nondazzle outdazzle overdazzle razzle-dazzle redazzle technodazzle undazzle antidazzle
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