blindside

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verb

blind·​side ˈblīn(d)-ˌsīd 

blindsided; blindsiding; blindsides

transitive verb

1

: to hit unexpectedly from or as if from the blind side

blindside the quarterback

2

: to surprise unpleasantly

blind side

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noun

1

: the side away from which one is looking

2

: the side on which one that is blind in one eye cannot see

Examples of blindside in a Sentence

Verb

The quarterback was blindsided just as he was about to throw a pass.

We were all blindsided by the news of her sudden death.

Noun

He was hit on his blind side.

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

They were blindsided when, in late January, Davis called a last-minute Zoom meeting to inform employees that Kimberly-Clark would move into the final phase of its Thinx integration, a change that would involve substantial job losses. —Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 28 May 2024

Given the coordinated Democratic effort, this hardly blindsided Biden. —Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1960, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1606, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

blind side

noun

: the side on which one who is blind in one eye cannot see