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ofuscar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • daze verb To leave someone feeling stunned, confused, or unable to think clearly, often from a shock, blow, or bright light.
  • dazzle verb To temporarily blind or confuse someone's vision with an intense light.
  • dim adjective Giving off or showing very little light; not bright.
  • obfuscate verb To make something unclear or hard to understand, usually on purpose and in order to hide the truth.
  • outshine verb To be noticeably better or more impressive than someone or something else.
  • overshadow verb To obscure something by casting a shadow.
  • tarnish noun A dull discoloured film that forms on the surface of a metal, especially one exposed to air.

Senses

ofuscar is used for these senses in English:

  • daze (transitive) To stun or stupefy, for example with bright light, with a blow, with cold, or with fear.
  • dazzle (transitive) To confuse or overpower the sight of (someone or something, such as a sensor) by means of excessive brightness.
  • dazzle (transitive, figuratively) To render incapable of thinking clearly; to overwhelm with showiness or brilliance.
  • dim (transitive) To make something less bright.
  • outshine To shine brighter than something else
  • overshadow (transitive) To dominate something and make it seem insignificant.
  • tarnish (transitive) To compromise, damage, soil, or sully.

daze — full definition

  1. verb To leave someone feeling stunned, confused, or unable to think clearly, often from a shock, blow, or bright light.
  2. noun A state of confusion or shock in which you can't think clearly.

dazzle — full definition

  1. verb To temporarily blind or confuse someone's vision with an intense light.
  2. verb To impress someone so much with skill, brilliance, or style that they can barely think straight.
  3. noun Impressive, showy brilliance.

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