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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Just make sure your bedazzled cowboy hat won’t block anyone else’s view.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
There was a palpable kindness that emanated throughout, as though every employee was working in her honor, whether performing in a show alongside her blood relatives or selling bedazzled tank tops.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
When she took up the oversized, bedazzled pair of scissors to cut the ribbon, two sturdy men made sure they had a firm hold on her.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
Parton later quietly organized for Bandit to be surpised with a custom acoustic guitar, bedazzled with rhinestones and the words "To Brigitte, Love Dolly" scribbled across it.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
Alaric loosened the collar of his ghost shirt, which, despite being see-through like the rest of him, was clearly bedazzled.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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