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dazzled




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dazzled
     1. adj. Experiencing dazzlement; overcome by light or brilliance.
     2. adj. (not comparable) Painted in dazzle camouflage.
           a dazzled ship
dazzle
     1. v. To confuse the sight of by means of excessive brightness.
           Dazzled by the headlights of the lorry, the deer stopped in the middle of the street.
     2. v. (transitive, figuratively) To render incapable of thinking clearly; to overwhelm with showiness or brilliance.
           The delegates were dazzled by the originality of his arguments.
     3. v. (intransitive) To be overpowered by light; to be confused by excess of brightness.
     4. n. A light of dazzling brilliancy.
     5. n. (figurative) Showy brilliance that may stop a person from thinking clearly.
     6. n. (uncommon) A herd of zebra.

Example Sentences

To the eye, the dishes dazzled



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