Meaning & use

Dazzled

verb·Everyday

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Impressed someone greatly, or temporarily blinded them with intense light.

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The fireworks display dazzled the crowd.

Sunlight reflecting off the snow dazzled her eyes.

A note on using this word

Can describe either a literal visual effect from bright light or a figurative sense of being deeply impressed.

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