dazzle

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈdæzəl/

Etymology: From daze + -le, a frequentative form.

A light of dazzling brilliancy.
Showy brilliance that may stop a person from thinking clearly.
A herd of zebra.
“We were trying to stalk a dazzle of zebra which flashed in and out of a long strip of green and yellow fever trees, with an ostrich, its feathers flared like a ballet skirt around its dancing legs, on their flank, when suddenly […]”
“Zebras move in herds which are known as "dazzles." When a lion approaches a dazzle of zebras during its hunt, […]”
Dazzle camouflage.

Etymology: From daze + -le, a frequentative form.

To confuse or overpower the sight of (someone or something, such as a sensor) by means of excessive brightness.
“Dazzled by the headlights of the lorry, the deer stopped in the middle of the street.”
“Antidrone lasers can burn or dazzle a drone's sensors.”
To render incapable of thinking clearly; to overwhelm with showiness or brilliance.
“The delegates were dazzled by the originality of his arguments.”
To be overpowered by light; to be confused by excess of brightness.
“For we see, that an over-light maketh the Eyes dazel, insomuch as perpetual looking against the Sun, would cause blindness.”
“[…] I dare not trust these Eyes; / They Dance in Mists, and dazle with surprize.”