blinded
- adjective
- /ˈblaɪndɪd/
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- He was blinded when he was a little kid, blinded by a chemical spill.
They're they're blind and they can't hear.
- They're they're blind and they can't hear.
- I've applied the pirate patch myth so that I'm no longer blinded in bright light.
- He was blinded when he was a little kid, blinded by a chemical spill.
- I did not have RPI, wasn't legally blind from birth.
- He has an eye disease which leaves him semi blind.
- He's blind now, or he's mostly blind ANYWAYS.
- I can't even the joys of getting old and blind.
- If this part of the brain is damaged, you, you were blind.
- Their vision is far more sensitive than yours, but because of sunlight they are blinded because it's too much.
- Now, yes, I'm blind and I can have whatever color eyes I was born with.
Examples
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Justinian was blinded and was reduced to begging.
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Trump must have been blinded by that blue light.
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Some are scared of their government betraying them, their leaders blinded by power and greed.
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In 2006, the executive director of the Blinded Veterans Association testified before the House Veterans Affairs Committee that the Walter Reed Army Medical Center staff members alone have treated nearly 120 soldiers with either blindness or significant visual injuries, and that at least 78 service members connected with Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom are receiving benefits related to vision loss.
Academic text (2006) -
The artist was blinded in an accident and had to adapt to life without sight.
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After the explosion, several workers were blinded and needed immediate medical attention.
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She was blinded by the bright headlights of the oncoming car as she crossed the street.
Synonyms
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1.0
Unable to see because of illness, injury, or from birth
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3.9
Having very little or no sight that makes seeing hard
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5.0
Not able to see, as a person or animal
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5.8
Not able to see well and often needing help to read or move around
A person who cannot see
Not able to see at all
Having very poor sight because sand or dust hurt the eyes
Unable to see for a short time because bright light from snow bounces into your eyes
Antonyms
Compounds
How Blind
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word blinded comes from the old English word blind, which means 'unable to see', and the same root appears in blindfold. So, to be blinded is to have your sight taken away or blocked, which explains the word's modern meaning.