Bedizen (Verb)
Meaning 1
Dress up garishly and tastelessly.
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
Examples
- The fashion victim decided to bedizen herself in a neon pink jumpsuit with leopard-print boots for the party.
- He liked to bedizen his outfits with flashy jewelry and oversized sunglasses.
- She didn't realize that her eccentric aunt's tendency to bedizen herself in bright prints and patterns was actually a cry for attention.
- The tourists got laughed at for trying to bedizen themselves in sombreros and fake mustaches as they walked around the city.
- In her attempt to fit in with the artistic crowd, she started to bedizen her clothing with safety pins and ripped fishnets.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
Decorate tastelessly.
Classification
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
Examples
- The walls of the house were bedizened with an assortment of gaudy decorations and tacky artwork.
- Her over-the-top fashion sense led her to bedizen herself with flashy jewelry and loud prints.
- The room was once a beautiful example of minimalist design but had been bedizened with gaudy trinkets and souvenirs.
- The historic mansion's decoration was bedizened with modern and shiny accessories, completely ruining its original charm.
- The city's once-quaint town square had been bedizened with neon signs and gaudy advertisements.