dazzle

verb
1

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

"Dazzled by the headlights of the lorry, the deer stopped in the middle of the street."

2

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

"The delegates were dazzled by the originality of his arguments."

3

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

noun
1

A light of dazzling brilliancy.

2

Showy brilliance that may stop a person from thinking clearly.

3

A herd of zebra.

4

Dazzle camouflage.

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