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   Blind

   /blīnd/

   

   adjective

   • 1. unable to see because of injury, disease, or a congenital condition: "a blind man" Similar visually impairedunsightedsightlessvisionlessunseeingpartially sightedliterary:purblindinformal:as blind as a batOpposite sighted
   • ▪ (of an action, especially a test or experiment) done without being able to see or without being in possession of certain information: "a blind tasting of eight wines"
   • ▪ (of flying) using instruments only: "blind landings during foggy conditions"
   • 2. lacking perception, awareness, or discernment: "she was blind to the realities of her position" Similar imperceptiveunperceptiveunawareuncomprehendingunimaginativeinsensitiveunmindful ofmindless ofcareless ofheedless ofoblivious toinsensible tounconcerned about/byinattentive toindifferent torare:insensitive ofnegligent ofuncriticalunreasonedunthinkingunconsideredmindlessinjudiciousundiscerningindiscriminateairyinsouciantcredulousnaiveOpposite perceptivemindfuldiscerning
   • ▪ (of an action or state of mind) not controlled by reason or judgment: "they left in blind panic" Similar impetuousimpulsiverashhastyrecklessuncontrolleduncontrollableuninhibitedunrestrainedimmoderateintemperatewildunrulyirrationalfranticviolentfuriousunbridleduncurbeduncheckedunrepressedOpposite calm
   • ▪ not governed by purpose: "moving purposelessly in a world of blind chance"
   • 3. (of a corner or bend in a road) impossible to see around: "two trucks collided on a blind curve in the road"
   • ▪ (of a door or window) walled up: "fresco paintings on the blind windows"
   • ▪ closed at one end: "a blind pipe" Similar without exitexitlessblockedclosedbarredimpassabledead endno through roadcul-de-sacOpposite through
   • 4. (used in emphatic expressions) not the slightest: informal British "you don't know a blind thing!"
   • 5. (of a plant) without buds, eyes, or terminal flowers: "planting too shallowly is the most common cause of bulbs coming up blind"
   • 6. drunk. informal

   verb

   • 1. cause (someone) to be unable to see, permanently or temporarily: "the injury temporarily blinded him" Similar make blinddeprive of sightdeprive of visionrender unsightedrender sightlessput someone's eyes outgouge someone's eyes outstop someone seeingobscure someone's visionblock someone's visionget in someone's line of visiondazzle
   • 2. deprive (someone) of understanding, judgment, or perception: "somehow Clare and I were blinded to the truth" Similar deprive of understandingdeprive of perceptiondeprive of judgmentdeprive of reasondeprive of sense
   • ▪ confuse or overawe someone with something difficult to understand: "they try to blind you with science" Similar overaweaweintimidatedauntdetercowabashdisquietmake anxiousmake uneasyperturbdiscomfitdisconcertconfusenonplusbewilderconfoundperplexoverwhelmunsettlediscomposeunnervediscouragesubduedismayfrightenalarmscareterrifyterrorizebrowbeatbullytroublebotheragitateflusterrufflejoltshake (up)throwput offtake abackunbalancedestabilizethrow off balanceput off one's strokepull the rug (out) from underinformal:rattlefazepsych out

   noun

   • 1. people who are unable to see: "guide dogs for the blind"
   • 2. a screen for a window, especially one on a roller or made of slats: "she pulled down the blinds" Similar screenshadelouverawningcanopysunshadecurtainshuttercovercoveringprotectionVenetian blindAustrian blindroller blindjalousiepersienne
   • ▪ an awning over a shop window. British
   • 3. something designed to conceal one's real intentions: "he phoned again from his own home: that was just a blind for his wife" Similar deceptioncamouflagescreensmokescreenfrontfacadecoverdisguisecloakpretextmasquerademaskfeinttrickstratagemployruseschemedevicemovemaneuvercontrivancemachinationexpedientartificewiledodge
   • ▪ a hiding place: "you can sometimes use your car as a blind"
   • ▪ a camouflaged shelter used by hunters to get close to wildlife: North American "a duck blind"
   • 4. a heavy drinking bout: informal, dated British "he's off on a blind again"
   • 5. a legitimate business concealing a criminal enterprise. British

   adverb

   • 1. without being able to see clearly: "he was the first pilot in history to fly blind"
   • ▪ without having all the relevant information; unprepared: "he was going into the interview blind"
   • ▪ (of a stake in poker and other games) put up by a player before the cards dealt are seen.

   Word Origin Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German blind.

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