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bedazzlement

8.1

A short time of not being able to see clearly because of very bright light

noun
/bɪˈdæzlmənt/

: deslumbramiento

After stepping outside into the sunlight, she experienced a brief bedazzlement before her eyes adjusted.

Examples

The sudden bedazzlement from the camera flash made it hard to see for a moment.
Drivers should be careful of bedazzlement when turning toward the setting sun.
The bedazzlement of the fireworks left the audience speechless.
She felt a moment of bedazzlement when the sun hit the water.
After stepping outside into the sunlight, she experienced a brief bedazzlement before her eyes adjusted.
The sudden bedazzlement from the camera flash made it hard to see for a moment.
Drivers should be careful of bedazzlement when turning toward the setting sun.

Synonyms

dazzle

vsbedazzlement

4 5.6

A very bright light that makes it hard to see

is about the temporary state of visual confusion or impairment after bright light

dazzlement

vsbedazzlement

6.9

A short loss of sight caused by a sudden bright light

is the same meaning but a different word form

glary

vsbedazzlement

8.8

A bright light that is so strong it hurts your eyes

is the temporary visual confusion or impairment caused by extremely bright light

Antonyms

focus

∞ 3.5

Close attention to one subject or activity

clarity

7 2.7

How easy it is to see through something like clean water

How Dazzled

blindness

52 3.1

bedazzlement

8.1

dazzle

4 5.6

glare

43 3.3

to flash

Literature

65 3.0

Surface Forms

bedazzlement singular

bedazzlements plural

Morphology

bedazzlement = bedazzle (transparent) = be + dazzle + ment

A direct nominalization of 'bedazzle' referring to the state produced by dazzling (e.g., visual impairment from bright light).

Etymology

Bedazzlement comes from be- plus dazzle, and dazzle means 'to blind' with bright light. So bedazzlement can mean the short confusion or loss of sight you feel when a light is too bright.