Geblend

Geblend is a past participle form originating from the German and Dutch verbs blenden (to dazzle, to blind, to blend). In those languages it is used both as a grammatical participle and as an adjective to describe a state produced by intense light, optical glare, or figurative dazzling.

In literal usage, geblend describes visual impairment caused by bright light or reflections, for example being momentarily unable to see because of sunlight or a headlight: von Licht geblendet (blinded by light). In photography and optics the term is associated with overexposure, lens flare, and loss of contrast due to stray light; equipment and technique are adjusted to avoid or reduce a scene being geblend. In some contexts the word carries the sense of having been impressively affected or overwhelmed, as by talent, fashion, or spectacle.

Grammatically, geblend functions as a past participle in compound tenses and as a predicative or attributive adjective. It is related to English words such as blend and glare, and to technical concepts like exposure and dynamic range in imaging. Usage and exact form may vary by dialect and between German and Dutch; comparable terms in English are dazzled, blinded, and overexposed.

Because geblend is a linguistic form rather than a proper noun, it appears mainly in descriptive phrases and idiomatic expressions rather than as the name of a distinct entity.