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dazzled

dazzled

4.2
Very impressed and unable to speak because something is beautiful or amazing
  • adjective
  • /ˈdæzəld/
translation icon : deslumbrado
  • I was too dazzled to think straight.

All right, so I'll tell you why I was dazzled by Arizona.

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Examples

  • And I can also be dazzled by the scientific findings when you go down to the microscopic level and look at this beautiful thing in front of us.

  • All right, so I'll tell you why I was dazzled by Arizona.

  • Just every week I'm dazzled, I'm inspired and the world just keeps enlarging and looking completely new to me.

  • I think he continues from the keenness and endured of the living array that I should have been dazzled if my eyes had been turned from it.

  • She stood on the beach, dazzled by the vibrant colors of the sunset.

  • The audience was dazzled by the stunning performance of the ballet dancers.

  • He felt dazzled by the bright lights of the city as he stepped out of the taxi.

Synonyms

impressed
vsdazzled
542 2.8

Feeling respect for someone because of their skill or quality

is a stronger, more overpowering reaction to striking brightness or beauty
surprised
vsdazzled
357 1.0

Feeling sudden wonder when something unexpected happens

is instead an overwhelming reaction to impressive visual beauty or power
amazed
vsdazzled
138 1.0

Very surprised in a way that shows wonder

is focused on being overwhelmed by bright or beautiful display rather than surprise
stunned
vsdazzled
29 3.0

Too shocked to move or think clearly

is caused by impressive brightness or beauty rather than sudden shock
mind-blowing
vsdazzled
  • Informal
28 5.1

So surprising and impressive that it changes how you feel or think

usually results from an impressive visual brightness or beauty rather than general shock
astonished
vsdazzled
21 2.7

Feeling very surprised by something unexpected or hard to believe

is caused more by impressive visual beauty or light than disbelief
flabbergasted
vsdazzled
9 6.7

Very surprised and unable to speak

is more about being overwhelmed by gleaming beauty or power than shock
awestruck
vsdazzled
9 6.2

Feeling great wonder and respect, often silent

is more about being overwhelmed by bright or powerful display than reverence
astounded
vsdazzled
7 3.8

Very surprised and unable to believe what happened

is triggered by powerful visual or sensory display rather than event shock
enthralling
vsdazzled
7 5.8

Very interesting in a way that keeps your attention

tends to overwhelm because of brilliant visual or powerful effect instead
enthralled
vsdazzled
3 6.9

Very interested and full of wonder, unable to look away

is similar but specifically overwhelms by shining beauty or strong display
entrancing
vsdazzled
1 5.8

So beautiful or interesting that it holds your full attention

overwhelms more through strong bright or powerful display than gentle fascination
awed
vsdazzled
1 3.7

Feeling deep wonder and respect, sometimes a little afraid

is instead caused by dazzling brightness or striking visual power
entranced
vsdazzled
1 5.8

Amazed and very happy so you cannot look away

is more about being stunned by intense visual brilliance than simple holding
wonder-struck
vsdazzled
1 7.2

Feeling very amazed by something beautiful or strange

is specifically caused by intense brightness, beauty, or power rather than general wonder
astonied
vsdazzled
  • Archaic
9.9

Feeling very surprised and unable to speak or move

is due to striking brightness or beauty rather than pure surprise
transfixed
vsdazzled
6.7

Unable to look away and to move because you feel very surprised or amazed

is similar but comes mainly from brilliant beauty or intense light
overawed
vsdazzled
7.2

Feeling very impressed and a little afraid when you see something important

is more specifically overwhelmed by bright or beautiful display
enraptured
vsdazzled
  • Literature
7.2

Full of great joy and wonder

overwhelms through striking brightness or power rather than pure joy
enrapt
vsdazzled
  • Literature
7.8

Feeling great joy and deep interest

instead overwhelms by impressive visual or sensory brilliance rather than absorption
captivated
vsdazzled
3.9

Very interested and pleased so you cannot stop watching or listening

is more about being overcome by bright or powerful visual impressiveness
mesmerized
vsdazzled
  • US
6.0

Unable to look away because something is very interesting

is instead an overpowering reaction to striking brightness or beauty
beguiled
vsdazzled
7.7

You feel charmed and full of wonder

is stronger and more overwhelming, coming from bright or powerful stimuli

Antonyms

46 4.4

Not interested or showing no strong feeling about something

14 4.0

Not thinking something is good or interesting

How Dazzled

stupefied
1 7.0
dazzled
4.2
impressed
542 2.8

Surface Forms

dazzled positive

Morphology

dazzled = dazzle (transparent) = dazzle + ed

Standard adjectival/past-participle formation from the verb 'dazzle'; the meaning is directly derived as someone who has been dazzled.

Etymology

Dazzled comes from the old word daze, which means 'to stun' or 'to make someone confused'. So when you are so impressed by beauty or skill that you are speechless and stunned, you are 'dazzled'.