Dazzling — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

amaze or bewilder, as with brilliant wit or intellect or skill

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɪsklˈaʊt/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈazlɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈazlɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /dɪsklˈaʊt/.

Examples

She was dazzled by the bright headlights
Her arguments dazzled everyone
The dancer dazzled the audience with his turns and jumps

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

blinding fulgurant bedazzle dazzle fulgurous glaring glary fulgent blazing daze eye-popping

Parts of Speech

verb	to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light “She was dazzled by the bright headlights”
verb	amaze or bewilder, as with brilliant wit or intellect or skill “Her arguments dazzled everyone”
adjective	amazingly impressive; suggestive of the flashing of lightning; ; - Janet Flanner; - Idwal Jones “the skater's dazzling virtuosic leaps”
adjective	shining intensely “the blazing sun”

Word Forms

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

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

blendend

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

🇫🇷French

éblouissant

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

🇪🇸Spanish

deslumbrante

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

🇮🇹Italian

abbagliante

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

🇳🇱Dutch

oogverblindend

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

🇵🇹Portuguese

deslumbrante

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

🇷🇺Russian

ослепительный

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

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चकाचौंधा

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

🇧🇩Bengali

চমকপ্রদ

কাউকে স্পষ্ট দৃষ্টিশক্তি হারাতে, বিশেষ করে তীব্র আলো থেকে

🇮🇳Tamil

திகைப்பூட்டும்

ஒருவருக்கு தெளிவான பார்வையை இழக்கச் செய்வது, குறிப்பாக தீவிர ஒளியிலிருந்து

🇮🇳Telugu

అబ్బురపరిచేది

ఎవరైనా స్పష్టమైన దృష్టిని కోల్పోయేలా చేయడం, ముఖ్యంగా తీవ్రమైన కాంతి నుండి

🇮🇳Marathi

चमकदार

एखाद्याची स्पष्ट दृष्टी गमावण्यासाठी, विशेषत: प्रखर प्रकाशामुळे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચમકદાર

કોઈને સ્પષ્ટ દ્રષ્ટિ ગુમાવવાનું કારણ, ખાસ કરીને તીવ્ર પ્રકાશથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬೆರಗುಗೊಳಿಸುವ

ಯಾರಾದರೂ ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟ ದೃಷ್ಟಿ ಕಳೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳುವಂತೆ ಮಾಡಲು, ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ತೀವ್ರವಾದ ಬೆಳಕಿನಿಂದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മിന്നുന്ന

ആരെയെങ്കിലും വ്യക്തമായ കാഴ്ച നഷ്ടപ്പെടുത്താൻ, പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് തീവ്രമായ വെളിച്ചത്തിൽ നിന്ന്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚਮਕਦਾਰ

ਕਿਸੇ ਨੂੰ ਸਪਸ਼ਟ ਨਜ਼ਰ ਗੁਆਉਣ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ ਬਣਾਉਣ ਲਈ, ਖਾਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਤੀਬਰ ਰੋਸ਼ਨੀ ਤੋਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

شاندار

کسی کو واضح بصارت سے محروم کرنے کا سبب بننا، خاص طور پر تیز روشنی سے

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

🇯🇵Japanese

眩しい

特に強い光によって、誰かに鮮明な視力を失わせること

🇰🇷Korean

눈부신

특히 강렬한 빛으로 인해 누군가가 선명한 시력을 잃게 만들다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

rực rỡ

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

🇹🇭Thai

พราว

ทำให้บุคคลสูญเสียการมองเห็นโดยเฉพาะจากแสงจ้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

mempesona

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

🇵🇭Filipino

nakakasilaw

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

المبهر

لتسبب فقدان الرؤية الواضحة، خاصة عند التعرض للضوء الشديد

🇮🇷Persian

خیره کننده

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

🇹🇷Turkish

göz kamaştırıcı

birinin özellikle yoğun ışıktan dolayı net görüşünü kaybetmesine neden olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

הִסתַנוְרוּת

לגרום למישהו לאבד ראייה ברורה, במיוחד מאור עז

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