to blindside
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6.2
- verb
- /ˈblaɪnˌsaɪd/
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pillar desprevenido
- How did I let them blindside me like that?
- get blindsided
- feel blindsided
- completely blindsided
I think of the housing bubble as the asset bubble that blindsided the economy.
- I think of the housing bubble as the asset bubble that blindsided the economy.
- And and so it's, it's clear that the experts were surprised and blindsided by that development.
- In some regards, I would rather be fearful now than be blindsided later.
- Because I think if we don't, we are going to be blindsided.
- Most of us tell ourselves I was blindsided, I didn't see this coming, and that's a lie.
- Baiting is a very common narcissistic technique that often blindsides people.
- This is a case study and how to leverage AI as opposed to getting, you know, blindsided by it.
- She thinks too many people say that inflation is dead, but that people who think this might end up getting blindsided.
- And that was that the way that it happened, it was a it, it, it put you on the ropes because it blindsided you.
- But then maybe we should also start thinking that if we keep making excuses on the consumer, then we might end up getting blindsided.
- And it was just completely just blindsided by the amount of lies, deceit, dishonesty that had been fed to me.
- And that's why I wrote the book, because parents are being blindsided.
- And they're like, damn, you know, they're like, you know, totally blindsided by it.
Examples
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People from other states driving into Kilen may be blindsided by the closing.
Blog text (29) -
You have to wonder if she was completely blindsided by the betrayal.
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How dare you just show up on his big night and blindside him like this?
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I was blindsided for sure.
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"Wait a minute," he said, blindsided by her attack.
Fiction book (1999) -
I hate to admit it, but I was totally blindsided by the whole thing.
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Yet there were also signs that Team Romney was truly blindsided by the former Massachusetts governor's loss.
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Some pharmacists who have done business with NECC said they were blindsided by the crisis.
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Now, hotel developer Siavash Barmand claims he was blindsided when the convention center closed soon after his hotel opened.
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I was completely blindsided when my boss announced my layoff during the meeting.
Synonyms
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1.0
To cause someone to feel wonder by doing something they do not expect
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2.1
To cause someone to feel sudden surprise and distress
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4.2
To surprise someone so much that they do not know what to say
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4.0
To surprise someone so they are not ready to react
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3.0
To surprise someone so much they cannot react for a short time
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8.1
To surprise someone suddenly and very strongly
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8.4
To surprise or confuse someone by doing something they did not expect
Antonyms
How Surprising
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Blindside comes from the parts blind ('not able to see') and side ('the left or right part'), and a helpful way to remember it is to imagine being surprised from where you are not looking. So, to blindside someone is to shock or surprise them in a sudden and unpleasant way.