HyperDic: dazzle

English > 3 senses of the word *dazzle*:
VERB	perception	dazzle, bedazzle, daze	to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light
VERB	cognition	dazzle	amaze or bewilder, as with brilliant wit or intellect or skill
NOUN	attribute	dazzle	brightness enough to blind partially and temporarily

dazzle > pronunciation
Sounds	dae'zahl
Rhymes	abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl...

English > *dazzle*: 3 senses > noun 1, attribute
Meaning	Brightness enough to blind partially and temporarily.
Broader	brightness	The location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white
Spanish	deslumbramiento
Verbs	dazzle	to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light

English > *dazzle*: 3 senses > verb 1, perception
Meaning	To cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Example	"She was dazzled by the bright headlights"
Synonyms	bedazzle, daze
Broader	blind	Render unable to see
Spanish	aturdir, cegar, deslumbrar, encandilar, ofuscar
Catalan	atordir, encegar, enlluernar, ofuscar
Nouns	dazzle	brightness enough to blind partially and temporarily

English > *dazzle*: 3 senses > verb 2, cognition
Meaning	amaze or bewilder, as with brilliant wit or intellect or skill.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody
Examples	"Her arguments dazzled everyone" "The dancer dazzled the audience with his turns and jumps"
Broader	amaze, astonish, astound	affect with wonder

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