bedazzled

[ bih-daz-uhld ]

adjective

1. forcefully impressed, especially so as to be blind to faults or shortcomings:

   He is off repeating his misinformation to yet another bedazzled audience.

2. 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.

3. 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

1. the simple past tense and past participle of bedazzle.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bedazzled¹

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

At 3:40 p.m., the four motorcyclists head to their truck to claim their bikes and don chest protectors, heavy-duty knee-high boots, knee pads and bedazzled helmets.

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Elton John — he of the bedazzled spectacles and dazzling spectaculars — has been “quietly” spending his summer recovering from a “severe eye infection” that has affected his vision.

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Lenny disclosed information about his brother’s death after the self-proclaimed Weight Saint, who built an exercise-video empire and was known for his energy and bright and bedazzled outfits, died July 13.

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Posting a video from a previous show, she takes the stage with her signature bedazzled microphone in hand.

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In one sequence, Forge goes through an outfit change backstage, emerging in a bedazzled boxing robe.

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Related Words

• captivated
• delighted
• mesmerized