Daze vs. Dazzle — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Daze and Dazzle
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Daze
(especially of an emotional or physical shock) make (someone) unable to think or react properly
She was dazed by his revelations
Dazzle
To dim the vision of, especially to blind with intense light.
Daze
A state of stunned confusion or bewilderment
He was walking around in a daze
Dazzle
To amaze, overwhelm, or bewilder with spectacular display
A figure skater who dazzled the audience with virtuosic jumps.
Daze
To stun or bewilder, as with a heavy blow or shock; stupefy
"He fell with a thud that dazed him" (Jean Toomer).
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Dazzle
To become blinded.
Daze
To dazzle, as with strong light.
Dazzle
To inspire admiration or wonder.
Daze
A stunned or bewildered condition
The news left us all in a daze.
Dazzle
The act of dazzling or the state of being dazzled.
Daze
The state of being dazed
He was in a daze.
Dazzle
(transitive) To confuse the sight of by means of excessive brightness.
Dazzled by the headlights of the lorry, the deer stopped in the middle of the street.
Daze
(mining) A glittering stone.
Dazzle
To render incapable of thinking clearly; to overwhelm with showiness or brilliance.
The delegates were dazzled by the originality of his arguments.
Daze
(transitive) To stun or stupefy, for example with bright light, with a blow, with cold, or with fear
Dazzle
(intransitive) To be overpowered by light; to be confused by excess of brightness.
Daze
To stupefy with excess of light; with a blow, with cold, or with fear; to confuse; to benumb.
While flashing beams do daze his feeble eyen.
Such souls,Whose sudden visitations daze the world.
He comes out of the room in a dazed state, that is an odd though a sufficient substitute for interest.
Dazzle
A light of dazzling brilliancy.
Daze
The state of being dazed; as, he was in a daze.
Dazzle
(figurative) Showy brilliance that may stop a person from thinking clearly.
Daze
A glittering stone.
Dazzle
(uncommon) A herd of zebra.
Daze
The feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally;
His mother's deathleft him in a daze
He was numb with shock
Dazzle
(uncountable) Dazzle camouflage.
Daze
Confusion characterized by lack of clarity
Dazzle
To overpower with light; to confuse the sight of by brilliance of light.
Those heavenly shapesWill dazzle now the earthly, with their blazeInsufferably bright.
An unreflected light did never yetDazzle the vision feminine.
Daze
To cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light;
She was dazzled by the bright headlights
Dazzle
To bewilder or surprise with brilliancy or display of any kind.
Daze
Overcome as with astonishment or disbelief;
The news stunned her
Dazzle
To be overpoweringly or intensely bright; to excite admiration by brilliancy.
Ah, friend! to dazzle, let the vain design.
Dazzle
To be overpowered by light; to be confused by excess of brightness.
An overlight maketh the eyes dazzle.
I dare not trust these eyes;They dance in mists, and dazzle with surprise.
Dazzle
A light of dazzling brilliancy.
Dazzle
Brightness enough to blind partially and temporarily
Dazzle
To cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light;
She was dazzled by the bright headlights
Dazzle
Amaze or bewilder, as with brilliant wit or intellect or skill;
Her arguments dazzled everyone
The dancer dazzled the audience with his turns and jumps
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