verb, slang ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To confuse or disarm by dazzling. transitive

   "Near-synonym: daze"

2. 2
   to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light wordnet
3. 3
   To decorate with sequins or other sparkly material; to bespangle. informal, transitive

   "She bedazzled her handbag."

Synonyms

All synonyms

dazedazzleaddleaddle the witsamazeastonish

Example

More examples

"There's nothing better than a pretty graph to bedazzle the foolish. They even went to war in Iraq that way!"

Etymology

From be- + dazzle.

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