dazzle
noun/ˈdæzl/
/ˈdæzl/
[uncountable, singular]- the quality that bright light has that stops you from seeing clearly
- the dazzle of the midday sun
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- a thing or quality that impresses you but may prevent you from understanding or thinking clearly
- This lacks the technical dazzle of his first film.
Word Originlate 15th cent. (in the sense ‘be dazzled’): frequentative of the verb daze.
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