blinded
Definition
- Adjective:
- Deprived of sight: Having had one's vision taken away, either permanently or temporarily. This can be literal (physical blindness) or figurative (an inability to perceive or understand something).
- Made blind: Rendered unable to see, often by a specific cause or event.
Usage and Examples
- Adjective:
- The blinded soldier was guided through the crowd by his companion. (He was physically unable to see.)
- She was blinded by the sudden flash of bright light. (Her vision was temporarily impaired.)
- His ambition left him blinded to the needs of his family. (He was figuratively unable to perceive or acknowledge their needs.)
Advanced Usage
- "blinded by": This common construction specifies the cause of the blindness, whether literal or metaphorical.
- The pilot was momentarily blinded by the sun. (Literal cause.)
- He was blinded by love and failed to see her flaws. (Metaphorical cause; overcome by emotion.)
- In scientific/medical trials: "A blinded study" is one where participants do not know which treatment (e.g., drug or placebo) they are receiving to prevent bias.
Variants and Related Words
- Blind (verb/adjective): The base form. As a verb: to deprive of sight. As an adjective: unable to see.
- Blinding (adjective): Extremely bright or dazzling (e.g., ); figuratively, overwhelmingly impressive (e.g., ).
Synonyms
- Sightless: Lacking the power of sight.
- Visionless: Without vision.
- Unseeing: Not seeing; having sight but not perceiving.
Related Phrases and Idioms
- Turn a blind eye: To deliberately ignore or pretend not to notice something.
- The manager turned a blind eye to the minor safety violations.
- Blind spot: An area where one's vision is obstructed; a subject about which one is ignorant or prejudiced.
- He has a blind spot when it comes to his son's behavior.
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