blinded

Thân thiện

The bright sunlight blinded the driver for a moment.

Definition

1. 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.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. deprived of sight