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puzzle, mystify, baffle, perplex, nonplus, blind: He was dazed
by the difficulty of the examination.
--n. 3 confusion, flurry, spin, whirl: The entire week was a
continuous daze of cocktail parties and dinner parties. 4 in a
daze. stupefied, in a trance, bewildered, confused, perplexed,
disoriented, dizzy, dazzled, bedazzled, overcome, overpowered,
nonplussed, befuddled, flustered; startled, surprised, shocked,
stunned, astonished, astounded, amazed, staggered; bemused,
baffled, puzzled, mystified, Colloq flabbergasted, bowled over,
floored: Arthur was in a daze to find himself the centre of
attention.
dazzle v. 1 impress, bewitch, enchant, charm, beguile, intrigue,
captivate, fascinate, spellbind, entrance, hypnotize, mesmerize:
Every man in the room was dazzled by Mrs d'Arcy's brilliant wit
and good looks. 2 See daze, def. 1.
--n. 3 brilliance, splendour, magnificence, sparkle, glitter,
Slang razzle-dazzle, razzmatazz: Many actors are lured to New
York by the dazzle of Broadway.
dazzling adj. bright, brilliant, resplendent, blinding, bedazzling,
radiant, splendid, magnificent, glorious, sparkling,
scintillating; stunning, overwhelming, overpowering, stupefying,
dizzying; gorgeous; Colloq splendiferous, mind-boggling: In the
chest was a dazzling collection of the finest jewels.
4.2 dead...
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dead adj. 1 deceased, defunct, extinct, gone, departed, late,
lifeless, no more, Colloq done for, Slang Brit gone for a
burton: Both his parents are dead, and his only brother lives
in Australia. Lycidas is dead, dead ere his prime. 2 insensate,
insensible, numb, paralysed, benumbed, unfeeling: After the
accident, my left thumb was completely dead. 3 insensible,
unconscious, out, dead to the world, deathlike, deathly: At the
news of her son, she fell in a dead faint. 4 insensitive,
unemotional, unfeeling, emotionless, apathetic, lukewarm, cool,
cold, frigid, unresponsive, unsympathetic, indifferent,
unconcerned, uninterested; numb, wooden, callous, hardened,