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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dazzle

/ˈdæzəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.02 in modern English

Syllables
daz-zle
IPA
/ˈdæzəl/
25
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To confuse or overpower the sight of (someone or something, such as a sensor) by means of excessive brightness.

Transitive verb

verb

To render incapable of thinking clearly; to overwhelm with showiness or brilliance.

Transitive verb

verb

To be overpowered by light; to be confused by excess of brightness.

Intransitive verb

noun

A light of dazzling brilliancy.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Showy brilliance that may stop a person from thinking clearly.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A herd of zebra.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Dazzle camouflage.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From daze + -le, a frequentative form.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

dazzles (present, singular) dazzling (participle, present) dazzled (participle, past) dazzled (past) dazzles (plural)

Derived Forms

adazzle bedazzle dazzlement dazzler dazzlesome endazzle endazzlement nondazzle outdazzle overdazzle redazzle technodazzle

Phrases

razzle-dazzle dazzle painting motion dazzle if you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bull

Frequently Paired Words

daze disorient if you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bull

Synonyms

impress overpower herd zeal bedazzle daze

Rhymes With

basil razzle hazell frazzle brazell brazel brazzell bazzell bazzle bedazzle frazil

Questions

How do you pronounce dazzle?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdæzəl/.
What does dazzle mean?
To confuse or overpower the sight of (someone or something, such as a sensor) by means of excessive brightness.
Where does dazzle come from?
From daze + -le, a frequentative form.

How to pronounce dazzle

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