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
It came 26 years after Madonna wore a bedazzled "Kylie Minogue" tank top at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Sweden: A gesture of solidarity that took the Aussie pop star by surprise.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
To discuss what he called his “three-peat,” I caught up later with the 71-year-old singer, who wore a bedazzled jacket and a leather vest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2026
A pair of Trump bedazzled cowboy boots sit on a chair.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 11, 2026
I mean, I had never actually been in one in real life, but I had seen them enough times on TV to know that they're all bedazzled in pink and purple.
From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds
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