(transitive) To confuse the sight of by means of excessive brightness. / (transitive, figuratively) To render incapable of thinking clearly; to overwhelm with showiness or brilliance.

A light of dazzling brilliancy. / (figuratively) Showy brilliance that may stop a person from thinking clearly. / (uncommon) A herd of zebra. / (uncountable) Dazzle camouflage.

simple past tense and past participle of dazzle

Experiencing dazzlement; overcome by light or brilliance. / (not comparable) Painted in dazzle camouflage.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dazzle

present participle of dazzle

Shining intensely. / Splendid; brilliant / Superlative; astounding

The action of the verb to dazzle; dazzlement

plural of dazzling

A paint scheme used on ships, mainly during World War I, consisting of a complex pattern of geometric shapes in contrasting colours, interrupting and intersecting each other. Its aim was not to conceal but rather to make it difficult to estimate the ship's range, speed, and heading.