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blind

UK/ˈblaɪ̯nd/ US/ˈblaɪ̯nd/ common informal slang
adjective (3) noun (4) verb (3)

adjective

1.
2.

unable or unwilling to perceive or understand

  • “blind to a lover”
  • “;”
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3.

not based on reason or evidence

  • “blind hatred”
  • “blind faith”
  • “unreasoning panic”
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noun

1.

people who have severe visual impairments

  • “he spent hours reading to the blind”
2.

a hiding place sometimes used by hunters (especially duck hunters)

  • “he waited impatiently in the blind”
3.

something that keeps things out or hinders sight

  • “they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet”
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4.

something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity

  • “he wasn”
  • “;”
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verb

1.
2.

make blind by putting the eyes out

  • “The criminals were punished and blinded”
3.

make dim by comparison or conceal

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Origin

From Middle English blynd, from Old English blind, from Proto-West Germanic *blind, from Proto-Germanic *blindaz. Cognate with Danish, Dutch, German, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish blind, Faroese and Icelandic blindur.

Phrases

  • a nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse
  • accordion blind
  • are you blind
  • bake something blind
  • big blind
  • blind abscess
  • blind alley
  • blind as a bat
  • blind as a beetle
  • blind as an owl
  • blind map
  • blind with science

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