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# dazzled

«dazzled» in Mova's school dictionary: **Unable to see clearly for a moment because of a very…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (dazzled); verb form (past of dazzle: dazzled)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Unable to see clearly for a moment because of a very bright light: «I was dazzled by the car's headlights». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dazzled/#m1)

2) Very impressed by something amazing, beautiful or clever: «The audience was dazzled by the acrobats». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dazzled/#m2)

3) (verb, past) Made someone unable to see, or amazed them: «The sun dazzled the drivers». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dazzled/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In safety lessons, drivers and cyclists can be dazzled by low sun or headlights, which causes accidents; never shine lasers or torches into people's eyes. In stories, characters are dazzled by treasure, fireworks, palaces or a famous person. In science, dazzle camouflage on old warships used bold stripes to confuse enemies. Phrases: «dazzled by», «dazzled with», «dazzle camouflage».

### examples

- I was dazzled by the bright sunlight when I came out of the cinema. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dazzled/#x1)
- The crowd was dazzled by the fireworks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dazzled/#x2)
- The driver was dazzled by the low sun and slowed down. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dazzled/#x3)
- We were dazzled by the jewels in the Tower of London. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dazzled/#x4)
- The magician dazzled the children with his tricks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dazzled/#x5)
- Don't shine your torch at me; I'm dazzled! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dazzled/#x6)
- The judges were dazzled by her singing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dazzled/#x7)
- At the sight of her Houarn stopped, dazzled by her beauty. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dazzled/#x8)

### note

Verb: dazzle, dazzles, dazzled, dazzling. «Dazzling» means very bright or amazing (a dazzling smile). «Dazzled» describes the person who is affected; «dazzling» describes the thing that causes it. Do not confuse «dazzled» with «dizzy» (feeling the room spin).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «dazzled» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dazzled/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.