Sekirov Dictionary

dazzle

/ˈdæzəl/

noun 4
verb 3
forms 5

noun4

A light of dazzling brilliancy.
(figurative) Showy brilliance that may stop a person from thinking clearly.
Dazzle camouflage.
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A herd of zebra.
- Zebras move in herds which are known as "dazzles." When a lion approaches a dazzle of zebras during its hunt, […] — 2009

verb3

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To confuse or overpower the sight of (someone or something, such as a sensor) by means of excessive brightness.
- Dazzled by the headlights of the lorry, the deer stopped in the middle of the street.
- Antidrone lasers can burn or dazzle a drone's sensors.
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(figurative) To render incapable of thinking clearly; to overwhelm with showiness or brilliance.
- The delegates were dazzled by the originality of his arguments.
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To be overpowered by light; to be confused by excess of brightness.
- For we see, that an over-light maketh the Eyes dazel, insomuch as perpetual looking against the Sun, would cause blindness. — 1626

forms

dazzled · dazzling · dazzles · dazzleth · dazzlest

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