dazzle
verb
[ ˈdaz(ə)l ]
• (of a bright light) blind (a person or their eyes) temporarily.
• "she was dazzled by the headlights"
Similar:
blind temporarily,
deprive of sight,
dazzle
noun
• brightness that blinds someone temporarily.
• "I screwed my eyes up against the dazzle"
Similar:
glare,
flare,
blaze,
brightness,
brilliance,
gleam,
flash,
shimmer,
radiance,
shine,
Origin:
late 15th century (in the sense ‘be dazzled’): frequentative of the verb daze.
