Brightness enough to blind partially and temporarily.

To cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light:
— She was dazzled by the bright headlights.

synoniemen: bedazzle, daze.

Roget 458: be inattentive etc. adj.; overlook, disregard; pass by etc. (neglect) 460; not observe etc. 457; think little of.    close one's eyes to, shut one's eyes to; pay no attention to; dismiss from one's thoughts, discard from one's thoughts, discharge from one's thoughts, dismiss from one's mind, discard from one's mind, discharge from one's mind; drop the subject, think no more of; set aside, turn aside, put aside; turn away from, turn one's attention from, turn a deaf ear to, turn one's back upon.    abstract oneself, dream, indulge in reverie.    escape notice, escape attention; come in at one ear and go out at the other; forget etc. (have no remembrance) 506.    call off the attention, draw off the attention, call away the attention, divert the attention, distract the mind; put out of one's head; disconcert, discompose; put out, confuse, perplex, bewilder, moider^†, fluster, muddle, dazzle; throw a sop to Cerberus.    ... meer laten zien

Roget 443: be dimsighted etc. n.; see double; have a mote in the eye, have a mist before the eyes, have a film over the eyes; see through a prism, see through a glass darkly; wink, blink, nictitate; squint; look askant^†, askant askance^†; screw up the eyes, glare, glower; nictate^†.    dazzle, loom.    ... meer laten zien

Roget 928: respect, regard; revere, reverence; hold in reverence, honor, venerate, hallow; esteem etc. (approve of) 931; think much of; entertain respect for, bear respect for; look up to, defer to; have a high opinion of, hold a high opinion of; pay attention, pay respect etc. n.. to; do honor to, render honor to; do the honors, hail; show courtesy etc. 894; salute, present arms; do homage to, pay homage to; pay tribute to, kneel to, bow to, bend the knee to; fall down before, prostrate oneself, kiss the hem of one's garment; worship etc. 990.    keep one's distance, make room, observe due decorum, stand upon ceremony.    command respect, inspire respect; awe, inspire awe, impose, overawe, dazzle.    ... meer laten zien

Roget 420: shine, glow, glitter; glister, glisten; twinkle, gleam; flare, flare up; glare, beam, shimmer, glimmer, flicker, sparkle, scintillate, coruscate, flash, blaze; be bright etc. adj.; reflect light, daze, dazzle, bedazzle, radiate, shoot out beams; fulgurate.    clear up, brighten.    lighten, enlighten; levin^†; light, light up; irradiate, shine upon; give out a light, hang out a light; cast light upon, cast light in, throw light upon, throw light in, shed light upon, shed luster upon; illume^†, illumine, illuminate; relume^†, strike a light; kindle etc. (set fire to) 384.    ... meer laten zien

Roget 870: wonder, marvel, admire; be surprised etc. adj.; start; stare; open one's eyes, rub one's eyes, turn up one's eyes; gloar^†; gape, open one's mouth, hold one's breath; look aghast, stand aghast, stand agog; look blank etc. (disappointment) 509; tombe des nues [Fr.]; not believe one's eyes, not believe one's ears, not believe one's senses.    not be able to account for etc. (unintelligible) 519; not know whether one stands on one's head or one's not know whether one stands on one's head or one's heels.    surprise, astonish, amaze, astound; dumfound, dumfounder; startle, dazzle; daze; strike, strike with wonder, strike with awe; electrify; stun, stupefy, petrify, confound, bewilder, flabbergast, stagger, throw on one's beam ends, fascinate, turn the head, take away one's breath, strike dumb; make one's hair stand on end, make one's tongue cleave to the roof of one's make one's tongue cleave to the roof of one's mouth; make one stare.    take by surprise etc. (be unexpected) 508.    be wonderful etc. adj.; beggar description, beggar the imagination, baffle description; stagger belief.    ... meer laten zien

Roget 442: be blind etc. adj.; not see; lose sight of; have the eyes bandaged; grope in the dark.    not look; close the eyes, shut the eyes-, turn away the eyes, avert the eyes; look another way; wink etc. (limited vision) 443; shut the eyes to, be blind to, wink at, blink at.    render blind etc. adj.; blind, blindfold; hoodwink, dazzle, put one's eyes out; throw dust into one's eyes, pull the wool over one's eyes; jeter de la poudre aux yeux [Fr.]; screen from sight etc. (hide) 528.    ... meer laten zien

Nederlands: verblinden

Amaze or bewilder, as with brilliant wit or intellect or skill.