blinded

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blinded

/ˈblaɪn.dɪd/ UK, US
/ˈblaɪn.dəd/ UK, US
/ˈblɑɪn.dɪd/ Australia

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of blind

adjective

not comparable Deprived of sight in a way that is or may be permanent, by damage to the eyes or brain. blinded by perinatal vertical transmission of gonorrhea
Similar: blind, sightless
not comparable Deprived of sight temporarily, by being either dazzled or blindfolded. blinded by the light
Similar: dazzled, blindfolded
not comparable Lacking intellectual discernment, as for example because of greed or stupidity.
not comparable Willingly prevented from knowing certain information that, were it known, might bias an outcome or decision (either consciously or unconsciously).
Similar: masked, blind · Opposite: nonblinded, open-label
not comparable Covered by blinds. blinded windows
not comparable, of a bus Displaying a particular destination or route number on the blinds. The bus was blinded for route 100 to the city centre.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: unsighted, short-sighted, dazed, wanton, indiscriminate, driven, prejudiced, dazzled, covered, fire, unseeing, visionless, blindfolded, sightless, eyeless, shrouded

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@misc{blinded_2026,
  title = {blinded},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/blinded},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}