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puzzle, mystify, baffle, perplex, nonplus, blind: He was dazed<br />

by the difficulty of the examination.<br />

--n. 3 confusion, flurry, spin, whirl: The entire week was a<br />

continuous daze of cocktail parties and dinner parties. 4 in a<br />

daze. stupefied, in a trance, bewildered, confused, perplexed,<br />

disoriented, dizzy, dazzled, bedazzled, overcome, overpowered,<br />

nonplussed, befuddled, flustered; startled, surprised, shocked,<br />

stunned, astonished, astounded, amazed, staggered; bemused,<br />

baffled, puzzled, mystified, Colloq flabbergasted, bowled over,<br />

floored: Arthur was in a daze to find himself the centre of<br />

attention.<br />

dazzle v. 1 impress, bewitch, enchant, charm, beguile, intrigue,<br />

captivate, fascinate, spellbind, entrance, hypnotize, mesmerize:<br />

Every man in the room was dazzled by Mrs d'Arcy's brilliant wit<br />

and good looks. 2 See daze, def. 1.<br />

--n. 3 brilliance, splendour, magnificence, sparkle, glitter,<br />

Slang razzle-dazzle, razzmatazz: Many actors are lured to New<br />

York by the dazzle of Broadway.<br />

dazzling adj. bright, brilliant, resplendent, blinding, bedazzling,<br />

radiant, splendid, magnificent, glorious, sparkling,<br />

scintillating; stunning, overwhelming, overpowering, stupefying,<br />

dizzying; gorgeous; Colloq splendiferous, mind-boggling: In the<br />

chest was a dazzling collection of the finest jewels.<br />

4.2 dead...<br />

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=dead<br />

adj. 1 deceased, defunct, extinct, gone, departed, late,<br />

lifeless, no more, Colloq done for, Slang Brit gone for a<br />

burton: Both his parents are dead, and his only brother lives<br />

in Australia. Lycidas is dead, dead ere his prime. 2 insensate,<br />

insensible, numb, paralysed, benumbed, unfeeling: After the<br />

accident, my left thumb was completely dead. 3 insensible,<br />

unconscious, out, dead to the world, deathlike, deathly: At the<br />

news of her son, she fell in a dead faint. 4 insensitive,<br />

unemotional, unfeeling, emotionless, apathetic, lukewarm, cool,<br />

cold, frigid, unresponsive, unsympathetic, indifferent,<br />

unconcerned, uninterested; numb, wooden, callous, hardened,

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