Bedazzle — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɔːkɚz/

🇬🇧British English

/ɑːmˈɔːɹɪəli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɑːmˈɔːɹɪəli/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈɔːkɚz/.

Examples

She was dazzled by the bright headlights

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

daze dazzle

Parts of Speech

verb	to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light “She was dazzled by the bright headlights”

Word Forms

dazzle	noun	brightness enough to blind partially and temporarily
daze	noun	confusion characterized by lack of clarity

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

blenden

dazu führen, dass jemand die klare Sicht verliert, insbesondere bei starkem Licht

🇫🇷French

stupéfier

faire perdre à quelqu'un une vision claire, en particulier à cause d'une lumière intense

🇪🇸Spanish

deslumbrar

hacer que alguien pierda la visión clara, especialmente debido a la luz intensa

🇮🇹Italian

abbagliare

causare a qualcuno la perdita della vista chiara, soprattutto dalla luce intensa

🇳🇱Dutch

verblinden

ervoor zorgen dat iemand het heldere zicht verliest, vooral door intens licht

🇵🇹Portuguese

deslumbrar

fazer com que alguém perca a visão clara, especialmente devido à luz intensa

🇷🇺Russian

ослеплять

заставить кого-то потерять ясное зрение, особенно от яркого света

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चुंधियाना

किसी की स्पष्ट दृष्टि खोने का कारण, विशेषकर तीव्र प्रकाश से

🇮🇳Tamil

மயக்கம்

ஒருவருக்கு தெளிவான பார்வையை இழக்கச் செய்வது, குறிப்பாக தீவிர ஒளியிலிருந்து

🇮🇳Telugu

అబ్బురపరచు

ఎవరైనా స్పష్టమైన దృష్టిని కోల్పోయేలా చేయడం, ముఖ్యంగా తీవ్రమైన కాంతి నుండి

🇮🇳Marathi

बेडझल

एखाद्याची स्पष्ट दृष्टी गमावण्यासाठी, विशेषत: प्रखर प्रकाशामुळे

🇮🇳Gujarati

પથારી

કોઈને સ્પષ્ટ દ્રષ્ટિ ગુમાવવાનું કારણ, ખાસ કરીને તીવ્ર પ્રકાશથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬೆಡಗು

ಯಾರಾದರೂ ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟ ದೃಷ್ಟಿ ಕಳೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳುವಂತೆ ಮಾಡಲು, ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ತೀವ್ರವಾದ ಬೆಳಕಿನಿಂದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബെഡസിൽ

ആരെയെങ്കിലും വ്യക്തമായ കാഴ്ച നഷ്ടപ്പെടുത്താൻ, പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് തീവ്രമായ വെളിച്ചത്തിൽ നിന്ന്

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

令人眼花缭乱

导致某人失去清晰的视力，尤其是在强光下

🇰🇷Korean

눈부시게 하다

특히 강렬한 빛으로 인해 누군가가 선명한 시력을 잃게 만들다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

làm choáng váng

làm cho ai đó mất đi tầm nhìn rõ ràng, đặc biệt là từ ánh sáng mạnh

🇹🇭Thai

ตื่นตาตื่นใจ

ทำให้บุคคลสูญเสียการมองเห็นโดยเฉพาะจากแสงจ้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

berbeda

menyebabkan seseorang kehilangan penglihatan yang jelas, terutama dari cahaya yang kuat

🇵🇭Filipino

nakakagulat

upang maging sanhi ng pagkawala ng malinaw na paningin ng isang tao, lalo na sa matinding liwanag

🇲🇾Malay

mempesonakan

menyebabkan seseorang kehilangan penglihatan yang jelas, terutamanya daripada cahaya yang terang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أبهر

لتسبب فقدان الرؤية الواضحة، خاصة عند التعرض للضوء الشديد

🇮🇷Persian

خیره کردن

باعث از دست دادن دید واضح کسی به خصوص در اثر نور شدید شود

🇹🇷Turkish

büyülemek

birinin özellikle yoğun ışıktan dolayı net görüşünü kaybetmesine neden olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְסַנְוֵר

לגרום למישהו לאבד ראייה ברורה, במיוחד מאור עז

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The primary meaning of 'bedazzle' is 'to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light'.

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Using 'bedazzle' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'bedazzle' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

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