Definition
Blinds or impresses someone temporarily with bright light or spectacular beauty; the third-person singular present tense of dazzle.
Etymology
From Middle English 'daselen,' possibly from Old Norse 'dasask' meaning to be bewildered. The word originally meant to stupefy or confuse, later evolving to specifically describe the effect of bright light on vision, and metaphorically, stunning impressiveness.
Kelly Says
The word 'dazzle' became especially famous during World War I when the British Navy painted ships with bold geometric patterns called 'dazzle camouflage' — not to hide, but to confuse enemy torpedoes about the ship's speed and direction by dazzling their perception!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አይን opener
a-yen op-en-er
ARالعربية
يُذهل
yu-tha-hel
CACatalà
deslumbra
de-slum-bra
CSČeština
oslňuje
os-l-n-uje
DEDeutsch
blenden
blän-den
ELΕλληνικά
φωτίζει
fo-ti-zei
ESEspañol
deslumbra
des-lum-bra
FAفارسی
درخشش
der-kash-sh
FISuomi
häikäistää
häi-käi-stää
FRFrançais
éblouit
e-blu-ee
HEעברית
מנצנץ
men-tsen-tz
HIहिन्दी
चमकता है
cha-mak-ta hai
HUMagyar
fényvonz
fény-vonz
IDBahasa Indonesia
membelokkan
mem-be-lo-kan
ITItaliano
abbaglia
ab-ba-glia
KO한국어
눈부시게 하다
nun-bu-si-ge ha-da
MRMR
चमकदार
cha-mak-da-ar
MSBahasa Melayu
membingungkan
mem-bing-gun-kan
MYမြန်မာ
လျှောက်
ly-chowk
NLNederlands
blenden
blän-den
NONorsk
blendende
blæn-den-de
PLPolski
oszałamia
os-za-la-mia
PTPortuguês
deslumbra
des-lum-bra
RORomână
îmblânzește
im-blân-ze-ște
RUРусский
ослепляет
os-le-pi-ya-et
SVSvenska
bländar
blän-dar
THไทย
ทำให้ตาสว่าง
thae-hae ta sa-wang
TRTürkçe
parlatır
par-la-tir
UKУкраїнська
осліплює
os-li-plyu-ye
URاردو
چمکتا ہے
cham-ka-ta hai
VITiếng Việt
làm cho mắt sáng
lam cho mat sang