Dazzle

//ˈdæzəl// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A light of dazzling brilliancy. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    brightness enough to blind partially and temporarily wordnet
  3. 3
    Showy brilliance that may stop a person from thinking clearly. countable, figuratively, uncountable
  4. 4
    A herd of zebra. collective, countable, uncommon, uncountable

    "We were trying to stalk a dazzle of zebra which flashed in and out of a long strip of green and yellow fever trees, with an ostrich, its feathers flared like a ballet skirt around its dancing legs, on their flank, when suddenly […]"

  5. 5
    Dazzle camouflage. uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    To confuse or overpower the sight of (someone or something, such as a sensor) by means of excessive brightness. transitive

    "Dazzled by the headlights of the lorry, the deer stopped in the middle of the street."

  2. 2
    amaze or bewilder, as with brilliant wit or intellect or skill wordnet
  3. 3
    To render incapable of thinking clearly; to overwhelm with showiness or brilliance. figuratively, transitive

    "The delegates were dazzled by the originality of his arguments."

  4. 4
    to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light wordnet
  5. 5
    To be overpowered by light; to be confused by excess of brightness. intransitive

    "For we see, that an over-light maketh the Eyes dazel, insomuch as perpetual looking against the Sun, would cause blindness."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From daze + -le, a frequentative form.

Etymology 2

From daze + -le, a frequentative form.

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