dazzle

4 definitions • 3 examples

If light dazzles you, it makes you unable to see for a short time:

I was dazzled by the sunlight.

If you are dazzled by someone or something, you think they are extremely good and exciting:

I was dazzled by his charm and good looks.

to cause someone to feel strong admiration of something or someone:

He was dazzled by Rome’s architectural treasures.

A person or animal dazzled by a light cannot see because the light is too bright to look at.