BLINDSIDED Definition & Meaning

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blindsided

[ blahynd-sahy-did ]

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adjective

Sports. tackled, hit, or attacked by an opponent on the blind side, out of the player’s field of vision:
The blindsided offensive lineman was taken down by the defensive tackle coming around the other way.
attacked critically or taken by surprise where one is vulnerable, uninformed or unprepared, etc.:
Told by a cryptic university official that his keynote address was being canceled “for political reasons,” the blindsided philanthropist was left searching for answers.
(of such an attack, tackle, etc.) delivered from the blind side, unexpectedly, or in a way that exposes or takes advantage of a vulnerability:
A staff meeting is no place for a blindsided assault on an administrator.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of blindside.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of blindsided¹

First recorded in 1985–90; blindside + -ed ²( def ) for the adjective senses; blindside + -ed ¹( def ) for the verb sense

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But some nonprofits that provide affordable housing themselves are being blindsided by the tax.

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The congresswoman's stunt blindsided the performer because she filmed the segment back in 2021.

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The US president blindsided European leaders last month by announcing direct talks with Russia to end the conflict without the involvement of Kyiv.

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She writes, “I can’t minimize the reality of my feelings that day or my disproportionate response. It felt like the ultimate betrayal; I believe the term is ‘blindsided.’

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Just like that, a simple sentence out of the blue that blindsided me.

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