bedazzled
Americanadjective
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forcefully impressed, especially so as to be blind to faults or shortcomings.
He is off repeating his misinformation to yet another bedazzled audience.
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awestruck or overwhelmed by intense light, splendor, beauty, magnificence, etc..
At the end of the novel I had the bedazzled sense of having read a truly original and stunning work of art.
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adorned with features that are brilliant, sparkly, splendid, etc..
They live in this blindingly bedazzled penthouse suite with more crystal than Buckingham Palace.
My daughter came home wearing a sequin-bedazzled T-shirt she’d made at camp.
verb
Etymology
Origin of bedazzled
First recorded in 1765–75; bedazzle ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. ) for the adjective senses; bedazzle ( def. ) + -ed 1 ( def. ) for the verb sense
Example Sentences
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We are more than halfway through the North American installment of Gianni Infantino’s bedazzled global soccer smorgasbord, and even the ball-deflating soccer grinches among us must confess the action’s been…fairly irresistible.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
When NBA Commissioner Adam Silver read Wagler’s name aloud, he hugged everyone at his table, walked between two smoke towers and grabbed a Clippers hat with a bedazzled team logo before shaking Silver’s hand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
But she does have useful talents: fluent French and the ability to conjure delicious Sunday dinners for her bedazzled colleagues.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
A pair of Trump bedazzled cowboy boots sit on a chair.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 11, 2026
G’ma steps up to the big mirror and examines her newly bedazzled self.
From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone
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