Dazzle

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  • intransitive verb. To dim the vision of, especially to blind with intense light.
  • intransitive verb. To amaze, overwhelm, or bewilder with spectacular display.
  • intransitive verb. To become blinded.
  • intransitive verb. To inspire admiration or wonder.
  • noun. The act of dazzling or the state of being dazzled.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To overpower with light; hinder distinct vision of by intense light; dim, as the sight, by excess of light.
  • Figuratively, to overpower or confound by splendor or brilliancy, or with show or display of any kind.
  • To be stupefied; be mentally confused.
  • To be overpowered by light; become unsteady or waver, as the sight.
  • To be overpoweringly or blindingly bright.
  • Figuratively, to excite admiration by brilliancy or showy qualities which overbear criticism.
  • noun. Brightness; splendor; excess of light.
  • noun. Meretricious display; brilliancy.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A light of dazzling brilliancy.
  • intransitive verb. To be overpoweringly or intensely bright; to excite admiration by brilliancy.
  • intransitive verb. To be overpowered by light; to be confused by excess of brightness.
  • transitive verb. To overpower with light; to confuse the sight of by brilliance of light.
  • transitive verb. To bewilder or surprise with brilliancy or display of any kind.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. To confuse the sight of by means of excessive brightness.
  • verb. To render incapable of thinking clearly; to overwhelm with showiness or brilliance.
  • noun. A light of dazzling brilliancy.
  • noun. A herd of zebra.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light
  • verb. amaze or bewilder, as with brilliant wit or intellect or skill
  • noun. brightness enough to blind partially and temporarily
  • Word Usage
    "Going on their air on a regular basis and lending your name and reputation to their ideological razzle-dazzle is like agreeing to be the regular kulak guest columnist at Pravda in 1929."
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