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bedazzlement

be·daz·zle
B b

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bih-daz-uh l]
    • /bɪˈdæz əl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bih-daz-uh l]
    • /bɪˈdæz əl/

Definitions of bedazzlement word

  • verb with object bedazzlement to impress forcefully, especially so as to make oblivious to faults or shortcomings: Audiences were bedazzled by her charm. 1
  • verb with object bedazzlement to dazzle so as to blind or confuse: The glare of the headlights bedazzled him. 1
  • noun bedazzlement The characteristic of being bedazzled. 1

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Origin of bedazzlement

First appearance:

before 1590
One of the 37% oldest English words
First recorded in 1590-1600; be- + dazzle

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Parts of speech for Bedazzlement

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

bedazzlement popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for bedazzlement

noun bedazzlement

  • glare — a bright, smooth surface, as of ice.
  • reflection — the act of reflecting, as in casting back a light or heat, mirroring, or giving back or showing an image; the state of being reflected in this way.
  • beam — If you say that someone is beaming, you mean that they have a big smile on their face because they are happy, pleased, or proud about something.
  • burst — If something bursts or if you burst it, it suddenly breaks open or splits open and the air or other substance inside it comes out.
  • flare — to burn with an unsteady, swaying flame, as a torch or candle in the wind.

Antonyms for bedazzlement

noun bedazzlement

  • dullness — not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
  • darkness — the state or quality of being dark: The room was in total darkness.

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